Ballantyne Ridge played a tough game on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against the Nation Ford Falcons , falling 63-38. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 458th in North Carolina, while the Falcons are ranked 87th in South Carolina).
Despite the loss, Ballantyne Ridge saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kaiya Dodson went 6 for 12 on her way to 15 points and four steals. That was a full 39.5% of Ballantyne Ridge's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Natanyah Chando, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds.
Ballantyne Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Nation Ford, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-2.
Ballantyne Ridge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 42-16 victory against Central on the 11th. As for Nation Ford, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 42-31 loss against Lancaster on the 10th.
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