Ridgeway is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Tuesday. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the Raleigh-Egypt Pharaohs at 7:30 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with nine consecutive losses for Ridgeway and three for Raleigh-Egypt.
Ridgeway is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had to suffer through an 82-47 loss at the hands of West Creek. While losing is never fun, the Roadrunners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Coyote are ranked 73rd).
The losing side was boosted by Ethan Pierre, who posted nine points in addition to five assists and four steals. Cedric Belio was another key player, putting up six points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Raleigh-Egypt was beaten by Jacksonville 83-50 on Wednesday.
Raleigh-Egypt's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Ridgeway, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Ridgeway was able to grind out a solid win over Raleigh-Egypt when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 63-50. Will the Roadrunners repeat their success, or do the Pharaohs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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