Two dominant guards in Brian Carter Jr. and Murray Norman are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Ridgeway Roadrunners will challenge the Munford Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Ridgeway sitting on 17 straight victories and Munford on four.
Last Tuesday, Ridgeway beat Raleigh-Egypt 63-50. Given Ridgeway's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while Raleigh-Egypt is ranked 88th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ridgeway's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carter Jr., who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Carter Jr. hasn't dropped below 16 points for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Emanuel Allen, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 15 rebounds.
Meanwhile, even though Melrose scored an imposing 72 points on Tuesday, Munford still came out on top. Munford walked away with an 85-72 win over Melrose.
Ridgeway is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Munford, their victory bumped their record up to 23-3.
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