Basketball Preview: Vista Ridge Rangers vs. Vandegrift Vipers
Vista Ridge has gone 9-1 against Vandegrift recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Vista Ridge Rangers will be playing at home against the Vandegrift Vipers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Vista Ridge was able to grind out a solid win over Hutto, taking the game 44-34. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Hippos are ranked 407th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Vandegrift). They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 68-38 victory over Round Rock Westwood. The win was nothing new for the Vipers as they're now sitting on six straight.
Vista Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points per game. As for Vandegrift, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.
Vista Ridge strolled past Vandegrift when the teams last played back in January by a score of 53-37. Will Vista Ridge repeat their success, or does Vandegrift have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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