Falkner lost against Ripley back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Falkner Eagles fell to the Ripley Tigers 73-69. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (55), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
Loss or not, Falkner got some senior leadership from Chris Nunley and Elijah Mauney. Nunley posted 30 points, while Mauney dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten boards. That was a full 39.1% of Falkner's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Eagles
| 01/25/25 vs Ripley | 69-73 |
| 01/24/25 @ Myrtle | 55-64 |
Even though they lost, Falkner smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Falkner's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-9. As for Ripley, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-7.
Falkner didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 48-39 loss against Byers on the 28th. As for Ripley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 51-31 victory against Amory on the 28th.
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