Ridgeland-Hardeeville has enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the May River Sharks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Ridgeland-Hardeeville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Friday.
Last Friday, things could have been worse for Ridgeland-Hardeeville, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 68-52 loss to Battery Creek. While losing is never fun, Ridgeland-Hardeeville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 216th, while Battery Creek is ranked 102nd).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Poncie Capers, who scored 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jabien Harris, who scored 14 points.
Even though they lost, Ridgeland-Hardeeville were working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, May River didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Beaufort on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 34-30 victory.
Ridgeland-Hardeeville bumped their record down to 1-3 with that loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for May River, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Ridgeland-Hardeeville came up short against May River when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 46-38. Can Ridgeland-Hardeeville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
