The Bridgeport Indians will take on the Ripley Vikings at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bridgeport will be strutting in after a victory while Ripley will be coming in after a defeat.
Bridgeport is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Liberty 67-33. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Indians as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Bridgeport's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Haylee Pryor, who went 6 for 8 en route to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Danika Prescott, who posted 12 points and eight boards.
Bridgeport was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 68-27, which was the final score in Ripley's tilt against Hurricane on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Redskins are ranked 11th).
Bridgeport's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-6. As for Ripley, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
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