Ripley is 2-8 against New Albany since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ripley Tigers will square off against the New Albany Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
New Albany is hoping to do what Corinth couldn't on Monday: put an end to Ripley's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Ripley walked away with a 68-60 win over Corinth. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Warriors are ranked 232nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Albany). They blew past Myrtle 88-55 on Thursday. With the Bulldogs ahead 42-22 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
New Albany's win came from a few key players Ripley will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Isaiah Simpson, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 15 points and four steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Decorion Hardin, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 13 points.
New Albany has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for Ripley, their victory bumped their record up to 12-4.
Ripley came up short against New Albany in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 63-53. Can Ripley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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