Basketball Recap: Red Mountain Piles Up the Points Against Westwood

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Previous Games

02/12/25 - Home	64-24 W
01/31/25 - Away	68-27 W
01/30/24 - Home	61-51 W
12/18/23 - Away	67-56 W
01/31/23 - Away	47-61 L
+ 5 more games

Red Mountain had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 64-24 win over the Westwood Warriors. Given the Mountain Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Warriors are ranked 250th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Red Mountain to victory, but perhaps none more so than Xavier Mckissack, who went 5-for-12 on his way to 13 points and five boards. The dominant performance gave Mckissack a new career-high in points. Drew Hall was another key player, putting up 11 points.

Red Mountain was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Westwood only posted six assists.

Westwood's loss came despite strong showings from Ike Tingey and Krew Brinkerhoff. Tingey posted 14 points and six rebounds, while Brinkerhoff scored four points and six boards.

Red Mountain's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-5. As for Westwood, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-22.

As of now, neither Red Mountain nor Westwood have any future games scheduled.