The Horse Creek Academy Stallions are taking a road trip to square off against the Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Horse Creek Academy and four for Ridge Spring-Monetta.
Last Tuesday, Horse Creek Academy had to suffer through a 86-56 loss at the hands of North. The Stallions were down 65-44 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Kingston Hightower, who posted 16 points. Aidan Walls was another key player, putting up 16 points.
Meanwhile, Ridge Spring-Monetta played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Hunter-Kinard-Tyler, falling 62-33.
Horse Creek Academy will have to keep a close watch on Briston Matthews and Malik Fuller, a pair of players who had a big impact on Ridge Spring-Monetta's prior game. Matthews dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds, while Fuller earned ten points and eight boards.
Even though they lost, Ridge Spring-Monetta smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Horse Creek Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Ridge Spring-Monetta, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
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