Ridge Spring-Monetta unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They lost 63-38 to the Saluda Tigers on Monday. The Trojans' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row dating back to last season.
Ridge Spring-Monetta's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Briston Matthews, who went 5 for 9 en route to 14 points plus eight rebounds and three steals, and Kymani Denny, who posted nine points in addition to seven rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Matthews a new career-high in field goal percentage (56%).
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ridge Spring-Monetta will challenge Batesburg-Leesville at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Saluda, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Mid-Carolina at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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