The Ripley Vikings had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They really took it to West Logan Christian Academy for the full four quarters, racking up a 85-52 win at home. Ripley pushed the score to 65-43 by the end of the third, a deficit West Logan Christian Academy had little chance of recovering from.
Garrett Rhodes was his usual excellent self, scoring 28 points along with eight rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Brady Mcvay, who scored seven points along with five assists and five steals.
Ripley's win bumped their record up to 9-10. As for West Logan Christian Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-11.
Ripley will look to defend their home court on Monday against Roane County at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Ripley focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Thursday. West Logan Christian Academy will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Cross Lanes Christian at 7:30 p.m. on February 23rd. Cross Lanes Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 20 matches -- so hopefully West Logan Christian Academy likes a good challenge.
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