The Ridgeland Titans won the last time they faced the Germantown Mavericks, and things went their way on Thursday too. Ridgeland enjoyed a cozy 59-44 win over Germantown.
Ridgeland got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Phil Nelson out in front who scored 16 points along with eight rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Nelson has scored at least 25% of Ridgeland's points. Stevent Watkins was another key contributor, scoring 16 points.
Ridgeland is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Germantown, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10.
Ridgeland and Pearl will face off at 1:30 p.m. on December 29th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Pearl has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 697 points over their last ten matches. Germantown and Velma Jackson will face off at 12:00 p.m. on December 29th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Velma Jackson focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Thursday.