Preview: Ridgeline Academy Eagles vs. Mission Heights Prep Phantoms
The Ridgeline Academy Eagles will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against the Mission Heights Prep Phantoms at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Ridgeline Academy sitting on 30 straight wins dating back to last season and Mission Heights Prep on three.
Even though Adobe Mountain scored an imposing 57 points on Wednesday, Ridgeline Academy still came out on top. Ridgeline Academy walked away with a 69-57 victory over Adobe Mountain. Given Ridgeline Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while Adobe Mountain is ranked 198th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mission Heights Prep had no problem doing just that on Monday. They came out on top against the Lobos by a score of 58-48.
Mission Heights Prep had a senior duo take command as Rylend Doble scored 20 points and Emmanuel Kiprotich scored 17 points. Kiprotich is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Jacob Vance was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Ridgeline Academy's victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-0. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 36.5 points. As for Mission Heights Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
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