Ripley and Nitro are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Ripley Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Nitro Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ripley will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps West Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 54th, while Nitro is ranked fifth).
Last Thursday, Ripley was the victim of a tough 78-52 loss at the hands of Parkersburg. Ripley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Nitro entered their tilt with Point Pleasant with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Nitro was the clear victor by a 70-49 margin over Point Pleasant. Nitro has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.
Ashton Crouch was his usual excellent self, scoring 32 points along with eight rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Stephens, who scored 11 points along with five assists and five steals.
Ripley's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Nitro, they pushed their record up to 21-2 with that win, which was their 13th straight at home.
Ripley came up short against Nitro when the teams last played back in January, falling 62-50. Can Ripley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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