Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Ripley couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Nitro Wildcats by a score of 48-45 on Wednesday. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Brandon Sias
| 03/19/25 vs Nitro | 15 |
| 03/13/25 vs Greenbrier East | 8 |
| 03/07/25 vs PikeView | 4 |
| 02/28/25 @ Riverside | 8 |
| 02/26/25 @ Ravenswood | 4 |
| + 15 more games |
Ripley's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brandon Sias, who shot 50% from the field en route to 15 points. That's the most points Sias has posted since back in January. Matthew Stellato was another key player, putting up 11 points and seven rebounds.
Collin Crouch was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double with 14 points and nine boards for Nitro. Another player making a difference was Landon Poniatowski, who put up six points and eight rebounds.
Ripley's defeat dropped their record down to 19-6. As for Nitro, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Ripley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Nitro, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Nitro Wildcats duke it out with Shady Spring Tigers at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. They will need to watch out since Shady Spring has now posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
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