The Colleton County Cougars lost against the Ridgeland-Hardeeville Jaguars back in December of 2017, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. Colleton County took a 56-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ridgeland-Hardeeville. Colleton County has not had much luck with Ridgeland-Hardeeville recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
It was another big night for Jaden Exley, who scored 29 points along with six rebounds and five steals for Ridgeland-Hardeeville. That makes it five consecutive games in which Exley has scored at least 25% of Ridgeland-Hardeeville's points. Denasia Haynes was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Colleton County's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Ridgeland-Hardeeville, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-5.
Colleton County will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Stratford at 6:00 p.m. on January 3, 2024. Stratford is hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses. Ridgeland-Hardeeville won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Ware County at 5:30 p.m. on December 21st. Ware County presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Ridgeland-Hardeeville in their respective states (Ware County is ranked 48th in Georgia, while Ridgeland-Hardeeville is ranked 171st in South Carolina).
