The Ridgecroft Rams were the 51-32 winner over the Kenston Forest Kavaliers when they last played one another back in January of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. Ridgecroft fell 61-50 to Kenston Forest on Saturday.
Despite the loss, Ridgecroft had strong showings from Antron Gray, who scored 18 points along with 5 assists, and Nacir Lewis, who scored 12 points along with 7 rebounds. Gray scored a full 36% of Ridgecroft's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Bill Vaughan, who scored 3 points along with 12 rebounds.
Dayton Williams Jr was his usual excellent self, scoring 24 points along with 8 steals and 5 rebounds for Kenston Forest. The matchup was Williams Jr's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anderson Allen, who scored 23 points along with 8 rebounds.
Ridgecroft's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Kenston Forest, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ridgecroft will challenge Halifax Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Halifax Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 418th, while Ridgecroft is ranked 130th). Kenston Forest will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot at 7:00 p.m. on January 2, 2024.
