The Ragsdale Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Western Guilford Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Wednesday, Ragsdale came up short against Northwest Guilford and fell 41-29.
Meanwhile, Western Guilford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They came up short against Southeast Guilford, falling 67-42. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 359th, while the Falcons are ranked 135th).
Ragsdale will have to contain Leila Henderson as she made an impact in Western Guilford's last game. She went 12-for-23 on her way to 29 points. That was a full 69% of Western Guilford's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Reese Miga was another key player, putting up six points and three steals.
Ragsdale's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Western Guilford, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-17.
Everything came up roses for Ragsdale against Western Guilford in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured a 71-43 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Henderson, who dropped a double-double with 32 points and 11 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Ragsdale still be able to contain Henderson? There's only one way to find out.
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