Basketball Game Preview: Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions vs. Boulder Creek Jaguars

Mountain Ridge hasn't had much luck against Boulder Creek recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions will welcome the Boulder Creek Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Mountain Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.4 points per game this season.

Mountain Ridge is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 81-40 loss at the hands of Liberty. The Mountain Lions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-18.

Mountain Ridge's defeat came about despite a quality game from Jagger Cockrell, who posted eight points and five boards. Another player making a difference was Dylan Donovan, who went 5 of 12 en route to 10 points.

Meanwhile, Boulder Creek humbled Pinnacle with a 76-43 victory. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Pioneers are ranked 70th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Boulder Creek pushed their record up to 18-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.2 points per game. As for Mountain Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 9-14.

Mountain Ridge lost to Boulder Creek at home by a decisive 78-64 margin in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Boulder Creek's Andrew Bhesania, who went 11 for 14 on his way to 27 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. Now that Mountain Ridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.