After flying high against Fort Hill last Wednesday, Mountain Ridge came back down to earth. The Mountain Ridge Miners were dealt a 62-33 defeat at the hands of the Southern Rams on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Miners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Rams are ranked tenth).
Mountain Ridge used a three-pronged attack on offense: Makayla Ziler, Rylee Sheppard, and Kealana Pua'Auli posted six points each.
Southern was led to victory by Carly Wilt and Joycelyn Ward. Wilt went 7-for-11 to rack up 17 points, while Ward posted nine points along with five rebounds and three steals. Thanks to that strong game, Ward now owns an excellent 45.3% shooting accuracy. Another player making a difference was Gabbi Berry, who scored nine points.
Mountain Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Southern, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season.
Mountain Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 55-43 victory against Shalom Christian Academy on the 13th. As for Southern, they have also already played their next game, a 61-25 win against Elkins on the 15th.
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