Basketball Recap: Ridgeline Academy Skates Past Southwest Leadership Academy with Ease

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

12/16/24 vs BASIS - Scottsdale	72
01/09/25 @ BASIS - Scottsdale	61
01/07/25 @ Tri City Prep	58
01/13/25 vs Southwest Leadership Academy	45
12/18/24 vs Gila Bend	36

Ridgeline Academy waltzed into their contest on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Southwest Leadership Academy Rams 81-36. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 36 points or more this season.

Ridgeline Academy's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.7 points per game. As for Southwest Leadership Academy, they moved to 7-1 with that loss, which also ended their seven-game winning streak.

Ridgeline Academy and Southwest Leadership Academy should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Arizona Rankings. Ridgeline Academy (ranked 94th) will meet Phoenix College Prep (ranked 271st) at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Similarly, Southwest Leadership Academy will square off against Western SciTech at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday up 209 places (76 vs. 285).