Basketball Recap: Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Takes a Loss

Blue Jays

Previous 5 Games

01/13/25 @ Lynchburg-Clay	41-42
12/28/24 vs Robertson County	56-16
12/27/24 vs St. Patrick	66-42
12/19/24 vs Eastern	48-43
12/16/24 @ Fleming County	48-60

After a string of three wins, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 42-41 to the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs. The Blue Jays lost against the Mustangs in their previous head to head back in January of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 68-32 score last time.

Allie Waits was the offensive standout of the game as she went 6 of 11 from beyond the arc on her way to 20 points and six boards. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joslyn Rockey, who posted eight points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.

Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Lynchburg-Clay, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-7.

Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 61-26 defeat against North Adams on the 15th. As for Lynchburg-Clay, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-35 loss against Eastern on the 15th.