Shannon is 1-9 against Ripley since November of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Shannon Red Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ripley Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Shannon is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 59 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Itawamba Agricultural on Tuesday. They were dealt a 52-22 defeat at the hands of the Indians. The match marked the Red Raiders' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Ripley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by Tishomingo County and fell 66-22. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Braves are ranked third).
Ripley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Shannon, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Shannon was taken down by Ripley 74-46 in their previous matchup back in February. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Shannon was down 33-11.
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