Ridgeland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They took a blow against the Silver Bluff Bulldogs, falling 75-44. While losing is never fun, Ridgeland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 270th, while Silver Bluff is ranked 123rd).
Despite the loss, Ridgeland still got an impressive performance from Jabien Harris, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 19 points. Jordan Sanders was another key player, putting up ten points and five assists.
Silver Bluff got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Zyrell Williamson out in front who went 8 of 17 on his way to 19 points and three steals. Those 19 points gave Williamson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Camron Frazier, who went 6 of 7 on his way to 13 points and five steals.
Ridgeland's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Silver Bluff, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Ridgeland will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Allendale-Fairfax at 7:30 p.m. on January 10th. As for Silver Bluff, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 64-58 victory against Lake Marion on the 30th.
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