South Ripley waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed by the Jac-Cen-Del Eagles to the tune of 65-27. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Despite the loss, Jac-Cen-Del had strong showings from Cheyenne Cullen, who scored four points along with four steals, and Brooklyn Simon, who had eight points. The dominant performance also gave Cullen a new career-high in assists (three). Another player making a difference was Kelsey Borgman, who earned ten points.
South Ripley's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Jac-Cen-Del, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Ripley will play host again on Tuesday to welcome South Decatur, where tip off is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. As for Jac-Cen-Del, they will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against Milan at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Jac-Cen-Del is facing Milan at the right time seeing as Milan is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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