Basketball Recap: Mountain Ridge Victorious

Mountain Ridge won the last time they faced Riverton and things went their way on Friday too. The Mountain Ridge Sentinels came out on top against the Riverton Silverwolves by a score of 76-64.

Will Lindsay

Points

02/07/25 @ Riverton	27
01/24/25 @ Copper Hills	23
01/21/25 @ Bingham	22
01/14/25 @ Corner Canyon	22
11/23/24 vs Green Canyon	22

Mountain Ridge had a senior duo take command as Will Lindsay dropped a double-double on 27 points and 13 rebounds and Landon Blackwell posted 15 points along with six assists and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lindsay has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sawyer Howell, who earned nine points and six boards.

Riverton lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ryker Kerekes, who went 8 for 18 to rack up 25 points. Blake Robbins was another key player, putting up 17 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.

The win got Mountain Ridge back to even at 10-10. As for Riverton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season.

Mountain Ridge and Riverton could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Utah Rankings. Mountain Ridge will face off against Bingham at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday down 35 places (44 vs. 9). Mountain Ridge has given up an average of 54.1 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week. Meanwhile, Riverton (ranked 58th) will meet Corner Canyon (ranked seventh) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mountain Ridge is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.