Ridgeview lost against Lexington back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Ridgeview Mustangs lost 96-71 to the Lexington Minutemen. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (66), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Lexington's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Blaine Friedmansky, who posted 34 points along with six assists and five steals. Those six assists gave Friedmansky a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Steffa, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 13 boards.
Ridgeview has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 10-16 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points over those games. As for Lexington, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season.
Ridgeview has already played their next game (against Mt. Pulaski), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Lexington, they will take on Eureka at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Eureka has won seven straight at home, while Lexington won five straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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