The May River Sharks entered their tilt with the Ridgeland-Hardeeville Jaguars with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. May River walked away with a 46-33 victory over Ridgeland-Hardeeville on Tuesday. For May River, this counts as revenge for the 48-39 defeat Ridgeland-Hardeeville walked away with the last time they faced one another two weeks ago.
May River's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brooke Dalton led the charge by scoring 11 points along with four steals. Elizabeth Duncan was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with three steals.
Ridgeland-Hardeeville's loss came despite strong showings from Jaden Exley and Denasia Haynes. Exley scored 13 points, while Haynes dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. Exley scored a full 39.4% of Ridgeland-Hardeeville's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
May River's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Ridgeland-Hardeeville, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
May River will be home for the holidays to greet Beaufort Academy at 6:00 p.m. on December 21st. As for Ridgeland-Hardeeville, they will head out on the road to face off against Allendale-Fairfax at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Allendale-Fairfax presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Ridgeland-Hardeeville in South Carolina (Allendale-Fairfax is ranked 42nd, while Ridgeland-Hardeeville is ranked 167th).
