The Ripley Tigers are taking a road trip to face off against the Haywood Tomcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Ripley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight losses, while Haywood will come in with three straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Ripley took a blow against Gibson County, falling 81-14. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Pioneers are ranked 44th).
Meanwhile, Haywood greeted the New Year with with a 54-40 victory over Humboldt.
Ripley better keep an eye on Camariya Woodland. She was instrumental in Haywood's win, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 14 rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which Woodland has scored at least a third of Haywood's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zamaria Murphy, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards.
Haywood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive games.
Ripley's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Haywood, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Ripley came up short against Haywood in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 46-36. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Woodland, who went 11 for 15 on her way to 25 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Now that Ripley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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