Two dominant guards in Murray Norman and Brian Carter Jr. are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Munford Cougars will face off against the Ridgeway Roadrunners at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Munford sitting on four straight victories and Ridgeway on 17.
Even though Melrose scored an imposing 72 points on Tuesday, Munford still came out on top. Munford took their matchup against Melrose 85-72.
Meanwhile, Ridgeway was able to grind out a solid win over Raleigh-Egypt on Tuesday, taking the game 63-50. Given Ridgeway's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while Raleigh-Egypt is ranked 88th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ridgeway to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carter Jr., who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Carter Jr. hasn't dropped below 16 points for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Emanuel Allen, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 15 rebounds.
Munford has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season. As for Ridgeway, their victory bumped their record up to 23-5.
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