Even though the Mastery Charter North - Pickett Pumas scored an imposing 56 points on Wednesday, the Ridley Raiders still came out on top. Ridley secured a 61-56 W over Mastery Charter North - Pickett. That's two games straight that Ridley has won by exactly five points.
Mastery Charter North - Pickett lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jacob Mitchell, who scored 11 points. The game was Mitchell's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Landen Scates, who scored ten points.
Ridley's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4. As for Mastery Charter North - Pickett, they bumped their record down to 5-4 with that loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Ridley will face off against Penncrest at 7:00 p.m. on January 4th. Penncrest has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Mastery Charter North - Pickett won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Simon Gratz at 1:00 p.m. on December 28, 2023. Simon Gratz knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five matchups -- so hopefully Mastery Charter North - Pickett likes a good challenge.
