Basketball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for South Ripley

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

11/26/24 vs Jac-Cen-Del	49
11/30/24 vs Rising Sun	45
12/18/24 vs Shawe Memorial	42
02/21/25 @ Rising Sun	39
01/24/25 @ Milan	37

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but South Ripley had no problem doing just that on Friday. Everything went their way against the Brown County Eagles as they made off with a 65-39 victory. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 21 points or more this season.

The win (which was South Ripley's third in a row) raised their record to 22-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points over those games. As for Brown County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-17 record this season.

South Ripley won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Southwestern at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Brown County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.