The John Battle Trojans lost against the Ridgeview Wolfpack back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. John Battle was dealt a 68-32 loss at the hands of the Wolfpack. While losing is never fun, John Battle can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 38th).
Despite the defeat, John Battle had strong showings from Kara Kelley, who scored 13 points along with three steals, and Keeley Smith, who scored eight points along with two steals.
This is the second loss in a row for John Battle and nudges their season record down to 5-13. As for Ridgeview, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. John Battle will square off against the Generals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Ridgeview, they and the Blue Devils will face off at 6:30 p.m. on February 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
