The Columbus Falcons and the Ridgeland Titans will round out the year against one another at at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
Columbus is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Germantown, who was ranked first at the time (Columbus was ranked second). Columbus took a 72-54 bruising from Germantown on Saturday. The Falcons' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Ridgeland came tearing into Saturday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Jaguars by a score of 60-53.
Ridgeland's win came from a few key players Columbus will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Phil Nelson, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 boards. The game was his third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Khameron Snow, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten assists.
Ridgeland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in January.
Columbus' defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-3. As for Ridgeland, their win bumped their record up to 15-2.
Columbus came up short against Ridgeland when the teams last played back in February, falling 62-58. Can Columbus avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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