Preview: Rancho Solano Prep Mustangs vs. Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes
The Rancho Solano Prep Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Rancho Solano Prep's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 18 matchups.
Rancho Solano Prep stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They blew past Phoenix Country Day 59-33.
Meanwhile, Arizona Lutheran Academy had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40.7 points), and they went ahead and made it eight on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Pima out 53-50.
Arizona Lutheran Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Noah Draper, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds, and Corey Riesop, who went 7 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 21 points and 0 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Riesop has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Stephan Iron shell, who scored 12 points.
Rancho Solano Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Arizona Lutheran Academy, they pushed their record up to 27-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Rancho Solano Prep beat Arizona Lutheran Academy 71-61 when the teams last played back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Draper, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 11 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Rancho Solano Prep still be able to contain Draper? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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