The Ridgeway Roadrunners were the 59-45 winner over the Memphis East Mustangs when they last played one another back in December of 2016, but their luck changed this time around. Ridgeway was outmatched by Memphis East on the road and fell 61-30. While losing is never fun, Ridgeway can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while Memphis East is ranked 44th).
Memphis East found their leader in underclassman McKenzie Register, who scored 15 points along with six steals. Those six steals set a new season-high mark for Register. Another player making a difference was Casey Teague, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
Ridgeway's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Memphis East, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ridgeway will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Lausanne Collegiate at 3:00 p.m. on December 15th. Lausanne Collegiate has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-2 during that stretch of close contests. As for Memphis East, they will head out on the road to face off against Hutchison at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
