The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions will be taking part in a tournament against the Steele Canyon Cougars at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Ridge knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Steele Canyon likes a good challenge.
Mountain Ridge will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Sunrise Mountain, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Mountain Ridge walked away with a 70-63 victory over Sunrise Mountain two weeks ago.
| 12/16/24 vs Sunrise Mountain | 35 |
| 12/04/24 vs Shadow Ridge | 31 |
| 01/26/24 @ Liberty | 30 |
| 12/07/23 @ Boulder Creek | 29 |
| 11/30/24 vs Cesar Chavez | 27 |
Jaiden Thompson was his usual excellent self, going 13 of 22 on his way to 35 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jagger Cockrell, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 16 boards.
Meanwhile, Steele Canyon posted their closest win since December 2nd on Monday. They had just enough and edged Canyon Crest Academy out 54-51.
Mountain Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points per game. As for Steele Canyon, their record is now 9-6.
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