On Monday, Ridgeland faced Biloxi in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ridgeland Titans walked away with a 54-45 victory over the Biloxi Indians.
01/20/25 vs Biloxi | 24 |
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Phil Nelson was his usual excellent self, going 7 for 10 en route to 24 points and seven steals. His afternoon made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Manuel, who posted nine points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Biloxi lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Carnellous Lenard, who had ten points and six boards. That's the most rebounds Lenard has posted since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was Kentrell Beasley, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 14 points.
Ridgeland's win bumped their record up to 20-4. As for Biloxi, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-6 record this season.
Ridgeland will face off against Neshoba Central at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ridgeland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.2 points per game this season. Biloxi has already played their next match (against St. Martin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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