The Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Blackville-Hilda Fighting Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Ridge Spring-Monetta nor Blackville-Hilda posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Ridge Spring-Monetta's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They were outmatched by Denmark-Olar at home and fell 75-5. Ridge Spring-Monetta was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-3.
They got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of
A?Tear Tubazzah and
Jordyn Gilliam, who each put up two points.
JaiVell Taylor held things down on the boards with eight rebounds.
Blackville-Hilda suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Saturday. They had to suffer through a rough 102-15 loss at the hands of Denmark-Olar. Blackville-Hilda has struggled against Denmark-Olar recently, as their match on Saturday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Ridge Spring-Monetta's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-12. As for Blackville-Hilda, they have traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season.
Ridge Spring-Monetta was able to grind out a solid win over Blackville-Hilda in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, winning 45-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ridge Spring-Monetta since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
