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| 01/30/21 - Away | 61-51 W |
| 01/16/16 - Home | 57-43 W |
| 01/05/15 - Away | 52-34 W |
| 12/12/14 - Neutral | 65-62 W |
Green Mountain is 4-0 against Ponderosa since December of 2014 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 1:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Green Mountain's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Ponderosa has been banged up by ten consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Two weeks ago, Green Mountain didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Chatfield, but they still walked away with a 52-48 win. That's two games straight that the Rams have won by exactly four points.
Julia Schafer and Kantyn Pearson were among the main playmakers for Green Mountain as the former went 7 of 10 on her way to 14 points and eight rebounds and the latter went 7 of 15 on her way to 18 points and five rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Pearson has scored at least a third of Green Mountain's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Herrig, who posted six points and five steals.
Meanwhile, Ponderosa ended up a good deal behind Lewis-Palmer back in December of 2024 and lost 43-25. The game marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, Ponderosa saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Shae Heiden dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. Those 11 boards gave Heiden a new career-high.
Green Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Ponderosa, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Green Mountain has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 21.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Ponderosa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.3 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Green Mountain was able to grind out a solid win over Ponderosa in their previous meeting back in January of 2021, winning 61-51. Does Green Mountain have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ponderosa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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