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AHOSKIE – Ridgecroft School’s varsity girls extended their early-season unbeaten streak to five games here Monday night where the Lady Rams edged past Halifax Academy, 42-37.

Ridgecroft trailed 20-18 at halftime, but used an 11-4 scoring advantage in the third quarter to gain the upper hand. They connected on 6-of-8 free throws in the fourth quarter to seal the win.

“The Halifax game was a grind,” said first-year Lady Rams head coach Billy Jenkins. “We were down a starter and then had to battle foul trouble, but we found a way to win. Some games you have to just figure out a way to finish even though it wasn’t our best performance.”

Makenzie Slaughter and Hannah Slaughter scored 11 points each to lead Ridgecroft. Kate Chamblee and Camryn Taylor added seven and six points respectively.

Hayden Hilton scored 12 points to pace Halifax Academy.

On Nov. 17, the Ridgecroft girls traveled to Rocky Mount where they cruised past Faith Christian, 61-20.

H. Slaughter scored 12 of her game-high 26 points in the first quarter where the Lady Rams built a commanding 23-2 lead.

Ridgecroft led 43-9 at halftime.

Molly Brown (8), M. Slaughter (7), Chamblee (6), Karley Jo Rose (6), Layla Oliver (4), Avery Byrum (2), and Taylor (2) added to the Lady Rams scoring.

Chamblee and Brown finished with 15 and 11 rebounds respectively.

In the varsity boys game at Faith Christian, Ridgecroft placed five players in double figures as the Rams posted a 75-59 win.

Sawyer Chamblee and Bill Vaughan led the way with 17 points each. Taylor Gunter (15), Nacir Lewis (11), and Antron Gray (10) each added double digits for Ridgecroft.

Vaughan grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the battle on the boards. Gunter added seven rebounds while Chamblee and Lewis collected five caroms each.

Ridgecroft improved to 4-0 with the win.