If the Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans were feeling good off their 63-43 takedown of the Henry-Senachwine Mallards on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] was the victim of a tough 78-56 defeat at the hands of Sherrard on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 600th, while Sherrard is ranked 92nd).
Despite the loss, Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] still got an impressive performance from Garrett Vincent, who scored 19 points. Another player making a difference was Ashtin Staley, who scored ten points.
Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]'s defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Sherrard, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against Princeville at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Princeville will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. Sherrard will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Orion at 7:00 p.m. on January 3, 2024.
