Ripley lost against Hurricane two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Ripley Vikings fell 55-42 to the Hurricane Redskins. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Redskins are ranked 18th).
Ripley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Hurricane, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ripley has already played their next match (against Nicholas County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Hurricane will be playing in front of their home fans against George Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Hurricane has won eight straight at home dating back to last season, while George Washington won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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