Lake Cormorant and Ridgeland squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Lake Cormorant had to settle for second. They lost 84-62 to the Ridgeland Titans. While losing is never fun, Lake Cormorant can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while Ridgeland is ranked fourth).
Ridgeland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Phil Nelson led the charge by going 11-for-22 to rack up 31 points and eight steals. Nelson's afternoon made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Khameron Snow, who went 9-for-12 en route to 20 points and seven steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Lake Cormorant and nudges their season record down to 20-8. As for Ridgeland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Lake Cormorant nor Ridgeland have any future games scheduled.
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