The Ridgemont Golden Gophers will head out to take on the Elgin Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ridgemont has four straight victories, Elgin has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Ridgemont sidestepped Riverdale for a 43-40 win. The 43-point effort marked the Golden Gophers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Elgin lost to Tree of Life Christian on the road by a 60-44 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 741st, while the Trojans are ranked 291st).
Elgin's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Ridgemont, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Ridgemont was able to grind out a solid win over Elgin when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 54-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ridgemont since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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