Lawrence Academy was the 71-70 winner over Ridgecroft when they last played one another last Friday, but their luck changed this time around. The Lawrence Academy Warriors fell to the Ridgecroft Rams 72-66. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (57), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Lawrence Academy lost on Friday, don't look at Nike Wiggins. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 35 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 53% of Lawrence Academy's points, marking the third time in a row Wiggins has posted more than a third of the team's points. Ben Woodard was another key player, going 7-for-12 en route to 14 points in addition to seven boards and three blocks.
Javion Leary was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 29 points and 11 rebounds for Ridgecroft. The contest was Leary's fifth in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nacir Lewis, who went 7-for-13 on his way to 23 points and eight boards.
Lawrence Academy's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Ridgecroft, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Lawrence Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 78-50 victory against Kerr-Vance Academy on the 11th. As for Ridgecroft, they have also already played their next contest, a 62-55 defeat against Lawrence Academy on the 13th.
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