Grenada has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Ridgeland Titans at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Grenada will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings (they are ranked 95th, while Ridgeland is ranked 14th).
Last Friday, Grenada came up short against Lake Cormorant and fell 61-48.
Despite the defeat, Grenada had strong showings from Kelton Jones, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds, and Caleb Howard, who scored 22 points along with five rebounds. That was a full 45.8% of Grenada's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Ridgeland has not done well against Vicksburg recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Ridgeland walked away with a 57-48 victory over Vicksburg. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ridgeland.
Ridgeland got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Phil Nelson out in front who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Nelson hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Stevent Watkins, who scored 17 points.
Grenada's defeat dropped their record down to 13-15. As for Ridgeland, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Grenada have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 30.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Ridgeland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.4 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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