Ridgecroft had won three straight games and Nacir Lewis did his part to make it four on Friday. The Ridgecroft Rams took down the Epiphany Falcons 67-52 thanks in part to Lewis, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in offensive rebounds (seven).
Javion Leary was another key player, scoring 17 points plus five rebounds and four steals. The game was his third in a row with at least ten points.
Ridgecroft smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in ten consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Epiphany still got an impressive performance from Thomas Lathan, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 15 rebounds. That was a full 40.4% of Epiphany's points, marking the third time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Finley Parker, who earned eight points in addition to eight assists.
Ridgecroft's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Epiphany, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Ridgecroft will be playing in front of their home fans against Halifax Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ridgecroft is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 72.5 points per game this season. Epiphany has already played their next matchup, a 59-52 win against Thales Academy Apex on the 16th.
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