Basketball Game Preview: North Eagles vs. Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans

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Previous Games

02/02/24 - Away	68-45 W
01/10/24 - Home	73-36 W
02/03/23 - Away	91-64 W
01/10/23 - Home	86-65 W
02/02/21 - Home	52-53 L
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North has gone 8-2 against Ridge Spring-Monetta recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The North Eagles will head out to challenge the Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans at 8:00 p.m. North knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Ridge Spring-Monetta likes a good challenge.

North is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Williston-Elko: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that North blew Williston-Elko out of the water with a 73-35 final score. The Eagles pushed the score to 53-27 by the end of the third, a deficit the Blue Devils had little chance of recovering from.

Stetson Stacks was his usual excellent self, going 8 for 19 en route to 25 points along with six rebounds and five steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of North's points. Another player making a difference was Michael Felder, who posted 11 points and six boards.

North smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in seven consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Ridge Spring-Monetta came up short against Blackville-Hilda on Tuesday, falling 86-64.

North has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 82.1 points per game. As for Ridge Spring-Monetta, they dropped their record down to 3-13 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road.

North took their win against Ridge Spring-Monetta in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 68-45. Does North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ridge Spring-Monetta turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.