On Thursday, Rigby faced Ridgevue in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Rigby Trojans opened the new year with a less-than-successful 68-61 defeat to the Ridgevue Warhawks. It was the first time this season that the Trojans let down their fans at home.
Ridgevue got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kaimana Nielson out in front who posted 21 points. Nielson has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Tiddens, who had 21 points.
Rigby's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2. As for Ridgevue, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Rigby and Centennial will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Rigby knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Centennial likes a good challenge. As for Ridgevue, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Mead at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Ridgevue knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Mead likes a good challenge.
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