The George Jenkins Eagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Ridge Community Bolts at 7:00 p.m. on February 6th. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, George Jenkins was the victim of a tough 62-41 defeat at the hands of the Blue Darters. While losing is never fun, George Jenkins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 534th, while the Blue Darters are ranked 99th).
Meanwhile, Ridge Community pushed their score all the way to 67 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 79-67 to Auburndale. Ridge Community has struggled against the Bloodhounds recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Ridge Community's loss came about despite a quality game from Eddy Hyppolite jr., who scored 21 points along with six steals and five rebounds. Hyppolite jr. has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Tarique Kennedy, who scored 14 points.
George Jenkins' defeat dropped their record down to 4-19. As for Ridge Community, they dropped their record down to 8-13 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
George Jenkins was able to grind out a solid victory over the Bolts in their previous matchup on Tuesday, winning 70-58. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ridge Community's Siled Morris, who scored 20 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will George Jenkins still be able to contain Morris? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
