Southwestern hasn't had much luck against South Ripley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Southwestern Rebels will challenge the South Ripley Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southwestern is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 54-44 win over Switzerland County. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rebels.
Meanwhile, South Ripley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 74-51 margin over the Eagles. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 23 points or more this season.
Southwestern is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for South Ripley, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-9.
Things could have been worse for Southwestern, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 52-36 loss to South Ripley in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Southwestern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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