It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Marvin Ridge can now relate to. They took a 77-70 hit to the loss column at the hands of the West Forsyth Titans on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 190th, while the Titans are ranked 22nd).
Alex Voss
| 02/25/25 @ West Forsyth | 16 |
| 02/07/25 @ Sun Valley | 12 |
| 12/10/24 vs West Cabarrus | 10 |
| 02/03/25 vs Sun Valley | 8 |
| 12/28/24 vs Central Cabarrus | 7 |
Marvin Ridge lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Alex Voss, who shot 71% from the field on his way to 16 points and eight boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Henry Smith, who posted 11 points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Marvin Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Forsyth only five offensive rebounds.
West Forsyth's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jacari Brim led the charge by going 7-for-13 to rack up 19 points and eight assists. Brim's big performance that evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Princeton Scott, who shot 67% from the field en route to 15 points and six boards.
Marvin Ridge is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-15. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points over those games. As for West Forsyth, they pushed their record up to 25-3 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home.
Marvin Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Forsyth, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-47 victory against South Caldwell on the 28th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
