Basketball Game Preview: Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans vs. Horse Creek Academy Stallions

The Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans will square off against the Horse Creek Academy Stallions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Ridge Spring-Monetta's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Horse Creek Academy has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.

Ridge Spring-Monetta will head into Tuesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Wednesday (they won by 28) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Hunter-Kinard-Tyler, sneaking past 42-40.

Ridge Spring-Monetta relied on the efforts of Ny'Asia Young, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 19 rebounds, and Ruby Powell, who posted eight points along with 13 boards and six blocks. Young is crushing it when it comes to boards: she's pulled down at least nine every time she's taken the court this season.

Ridge Spring-Monetta smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 38 consecutive contests dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Horse Creek Academy played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 68-24 loss at the hands of North. The Stallions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-13.

Ridge Spring-Monetta has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.3 points per game. As for Horse Creek Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.