Basketball Recap: Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions vs. Canyon View Jaguars
Mountain Ridge scored the most points they've had all season on Wednesday, but it wasn't enough. They lost 86-66 to the Canyon View Jaguars. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Mountain Lions of the 75-51 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Friday.
Loss or not, Mountain Ridge got some senior leadership from Jaiden Thompson and Jagger Cockrell. Thompson went 8 for 14 en route to 20 points, while Cockrell dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. The game was Thompson's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Bowen, who posted five points.
Even though they lost, Mountain Ridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Mountain Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Canyon View, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.
Mountain Ridge will challenge Shadow Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mountain Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.2 points per game this season. As for Canyon View, they will take on Pinnacle at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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