Ridgeway played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against the Southwind Jaguars, falling 70-47. The Roadrunners haven't had much luck with the Jaguars recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Several Roadrunners players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Demario Johnson, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 15 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Cartrail Jones, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 12 points.
Southwind got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ronald Towns out in front who went 6 of 9 on his way to 20 points. Kristopher Carrol was another key player, shooting 5-for-6 from long range and dropping a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds.
Ridgeway's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Southwind, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Ridgeway wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 75-48 win against St. Benedict at Auburndale on the 14th. As for Southwind, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Southwind Jaguars face off against the Bartlett Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bartlett knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Southwind likes a good challenge.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
