With Ridgeway's effective field goal percentage at 63% and Southwind's at 23% on Friday, the final result was to be expected on Friday. The Ridgeway Roadrunners took a 43-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Southwind Jaguars. The Roadrunners have struggled against the Jaguars recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Ridgeway lost, don't look at McKenzie Jackson. Despite the final result, she went 7 for 10 en route to 17 points. Another player making a difference was Markayla Blakely, who scored eight points.
Camille Sanders was a one-man wrecking crew for Southwind as she went 5 for 11 en route to 16 points plus six steals. With that strong performance, Sanders is now averaging an impressive 2.3 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Arianna Davis, who posted two points plus 13 rebounds and three blocks.
Ridgeway's record is now 3-2. As for Southwind, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Ridgeway will be playing in front of their home fans against Whitehaven at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ridgeway's defense has only allowed 29 points per game this season, so Whitehaven's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Southwind, they will head out on the road to square off against Overton at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Overton's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matches.
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