James Island was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 54-42 to the Ashley Ridge Swamp Foxes. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Swamp Foxes are ranked sixth).
Despite the defeat, James Island saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Alexa Lehr dropped a double-double with ten points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jailah Greene, who posted four points.
Skyla Tuthill continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Ashley Ridge, putting up 15 points along with six boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylin Brown, who had seven points.
James Island's loss dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Ashley Ridge, the win was the 23rd in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-1.
James Island didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 67-26 victory against Stall on the 13th. As for Ashley Ridge, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 71-41 win against West Ashley on the 13th.
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