The Allendale-Fairfax Tigers had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Ridgeland-Hardeeville 42-40. Given Allendale-Fairfax's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while Ridgeland-Hardeeville is ranked 154th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Ridgeland-Hardeeville still got an impressive performance from Jaden Exley, who scored 16 points. Another player making a difference was Denasia Haynes, who scored 5 points along with 8 rebounds and 3 steals.
Allendale-Fairfax's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Ridgeland-Hardeeville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Allendale-Fairfax will head out on the road to face off against Edisto at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Ridgeland-Hardeeville, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Battery Creek at 6:00 p.m.
