Kirby is 1-9 against Ridgeway since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Kirby Cougars will venture away from home to face off against the Ridgeway Roadrunners at 7:30 p.m. Kirby knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 22 matches -- so hopefully Ridgeway likes a good challenge.
Kirby will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Power Center Academy, who they had gone 0-6 against in their six prior meetings. Everything went Kirby's way against Power Center Academy on Friday as Kirby made off with a 68-48 victory. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Ridgeway had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Wildcats 75-48. Given the Roadrunners' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Wildcats are ranked 342nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kirby's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-8. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points per game. As for Ridgeway, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Kirby didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Ridgeway in their previous matchup two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 55-51 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kirby since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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