Ridgewood fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Licking Valley on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Licking Valley Panthers by a score of 61-58. While losing is never fun, the Generals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 553rd, while the Panthers are ranked 252nd).
It was another big night for Chase Vermilion, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards for Licking Valley. Vermilion is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Brody Rodgers, who posted 11 points and eight rebounds.
Ridgewood has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Licking Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Ridgewood has already played their next contest, a 64-55 defeat against Garaway on the 7th. As for Licking Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 44-37 victory against Heath on the 8th.
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