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| 12/05/23 - Away | 61-62 L |
| 01/07/23 - Home | 50-58 L |
| 03/01/22 - Away | 42-39 W |
| 01/08/22 - Neutral | 60-76 L |
| 04/20/21 - Home | 41-70 L |
| + 5 more games |
Magnolia and Ritchie County are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Magnolia Blue Eagles will host the Ritchie County Rebels at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Magnolia sitting on seven straight wins and Ritchie County on eight.
Last Tuesday, Magnolia strolled past Cameron with points to spare, taking the game 64-49.
Meanwhile, Ritchie County narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Doddridge County 63-60.
Magnolia better keep an eye on Rhett Johnson. He was instrumental in Ritchie County's win, shooting 64% from beyond the arc en route to 32 points. The last time Johnson's three-point shooting accuracy was this high was back in February of 2024. Isaac Hodges was another key player, dropping a double-double with 20 points and 12 boards.
Magnolia pushed their record up to 13-8 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points over those games. As for Ritchie County, their victory bumped their record up to 15-6.
Magnolia and Ritchie County were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but Magnolia came up empty-handed after a 62-61 defeat. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hodges, who dropped a double-double with 33 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Magnolia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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