Southwestern and South Ripley squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Southwestern had to settle for second. They took a hard 75-60 fall against the South Ripley Raiders. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 55-54 back in February.
Southwestern lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Landon Kidwell, who went 7-for-15 en route to 19 points. Another player making a difference was Caleb Goode, who shot 58% from the field to rack up 17 points.
Southwestern's loss dropped their record down to 18-6. As for South Ripley, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-1.
Southwestern does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Ripley, they will square off against Forest Park at 7:00 p.m. on March 15th. Forest Park will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something South Ripley surely won't give up without a fight.
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