The Ragsdale Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Ragsdale easily dispatched Southeast Guilford last Monday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Ragsdale fell just short of Northern Guilford by a score of 50-48 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Tigers have suffered since January 24th.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Brooke Parker and Leena McField. McField had a great game and shot 4-for-7 from downtown and dropped a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Meanwhile, Parker did her best for the losing side, putting up 12 points.
Meanwhile, Hickory Ridge came up short against Lake Norman on Friday and fell 68-56. The Ragin' Bulls haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Ragsdale will have to contain Ma-Kaela Gidney as she made an impact in Hickory Ridge's last game. She en route to 22 points and five steals. Hickory Ridge is 17-3 when Gidney posts three or more steals, but 2-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Miranda Duley, who posted six points and 13 boards.
Even though they lost, Hickory Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 19 consecutive games.
Ragsdale's loss dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Hickory Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-8.
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