The Allendale-Fairfax Tigers will head out to take on Ridgeland at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Allendale-Fairfax is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Bamberg-Ehrhardt on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Allendale-Fairfax came up short against Bamberg-Ehrhardt, falling 60-40. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Red Raiders: they've now lost nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Ridgeland came up short against Denmark-Olar on Friday and fell 54-45. While losing is never fun, Ridgeland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 279th, while Denmark-Olar is ranked 115th).
Allendale-Fairfax will need to focus on slowing down Jabien Harris, one of several Ridgeland players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 16 points. Another player making a difference was Hakeem Chaneyfield, who earned 12 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Ridgeland and nudges their season record down to 3-15. As for Allendale-Fairfax, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.
Allendale-Fairfax strolled past Ridgeland when the teams last played two weeks ago by a score of 60-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Allendale-Fairfax 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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