The Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls will face off against the Albemarle Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Hickory Ridge will head out to face Albemarle after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Hickory Ridge had to suffer through a 76-43 loss at the hands of Lake Norman. While losing is never fun, the Ragin' Bulls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Wildcats are ranked 13th).
Ma-Kaela Gidney
| 02/04/25 vs Lake Norman | 2 |
| 01/31/25 @ South Iredell | 5 |
| 01/30/25 @ West Cabarrus | 5 |
| 01/28/25 @ Mooresville | 5 |
| 01/24/25 @ A.L. Brown | 7 |
| + 6 more games |
Despite the defeat, Hickory Ridge had strong showings from Ma-Kaela Gidney, who went 7 of 15 to rack up 17 points, and Makaila Ritter, who posted ten points. Gidney has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 11 times she's played.
Meanwhile, Albemarle came tearing into Friday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 47.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Knights, posting a 69-22 win. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Albemarle's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 17.7 points over those games. As for Hickory Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 15-6.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
