There's no place like home for the Cedar Ridge Raiders, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Tuesday. They blew past Taylor 61-41. Given Cedar Ridge's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 158th, while Taylor is ranked 493rd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Taylor saw an underclassman step up: Madyson Mitchell scored 11 points along with 9 rebounds. Mitchell scored a full 26.8% of Taylor's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Ansley Reed, who scored 11 points along with 6 rebounds.
Cedar Ridge has yet to lose a match at home this season, leaving them with a 8-6 record. As for Taylor, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cedar Ridge will take on Round Rock at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Round Rock is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games. As for Taylor, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Weiss at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Weiss comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
