Basketball Recap: Ridge Spring-Monetta Takes a Loss

Ridge Spring-Monetta fought the good fight in their overtime game against Blackville-Hilda on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 74-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blackville-Hilda Fighting Hawks. The Trojans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Fighting Hawks apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January.

Despite the loss, Ridge Spring-Monetta saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jaiden Holloway dropped a double-double on 33 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Holloway a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kymani Denny, who posted 14 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals.

Blackville-Hilda had a senior duo take command as Samari Williams went 7 of 11 on his way to 17 points along with seven boards and four steals and Jamarien Kirkland dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Those 17 points set a new season-high mark for Williams. Keshan Sincino was another key player, putting up nine points and five rebounds.

This is the second loss in a row for Ridge Spring-Monetta and nudges their season record down to 1-6. As for Blackville-Hilda, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-2.

Ridge Spring-Monetta wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 62-31 defeat against Saluda on the 18th. As for Blackville-Hilda, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Barnwell at 8:00 p.m.