Porter Ridge is 1-9 against Marvin Ridge since November of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Porter Ridge Pirates will host the Marvin Ridge Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Porter Ridge's tournament run continued when they took on Cox Mill on Monday. Porter Ridge wrapped up 2024 with a 51-34 victory over Cox Mill. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Chargers are ranked 368th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Porter Ridge found their leader in sophomore Ashanti Taylor, who went 8 of 18 on her way to 24 points along with seven boards and six assists. That makes it 14 consecutive games in which Taylor has scored at least a third of Porter Ridge's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kali Williams, who posted seven points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Marvin Ridge didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Richmond on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 37-32 win. The 37-point effort marked the Mavericks' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Porter Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. As for Marvin Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Porter Ridge came up short against Marvin Ridge in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 45-41. Can Porter Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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