The Raleigh-Egypt Pharaohs lost against the Ridgeway Roadrunners on February 10th, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Raleigh-Egypt took a 63-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ridgeway. While losing is never fun, Raleigh-Egypt can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while Ridgeway is ranked 13th).
Ridgeway's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brian Carter Jr., who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Carter Jr. has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Emanuel Allen, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 15 rebounds.
Raleigh-Egypt's defeat dropped their record down to 18-10. As for Ridgeway, the win was the 17th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-5.
Raleigh-Egypt does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ridgeway, they will challenge Munford at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Munford is coming into the match with eight straight victories on the road, so Ridgeway will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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