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| 02/13/24 - Home | 60-49 W |
| 01/27/24 - Away | 62-41 W |
| 01/15/22 - Neutral | 54-36 W |
Ripley has gone a perfect 3-0 against Lincoln recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Ripley Vikings will challenge the Lincoln Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Ripley will be strutting in after a win while Lincoln will be coming in after a loss.
Last Wednesday, Ripley didn't have too much trouble with Ravenswood as they won 44-28. The victory continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Red Devils: they've now won five in a row.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Lincoln took on Grafton on Wednesday. Lincoln lost 50-29 to Grafton. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Bearcats are ranked ninth).
Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Ripley, their win bumped their record up to 5-10.
Ripley was able to grind out a solid victory over Lincoln when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 60-49. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lincoln's Ashlyn Riley, who went 10-for-24 en route to 24 points and three steals. Now that she won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Ripley to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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