Vista Ridge hasn't had much luck against Stony Point recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Vista Ridge Rangers will look to defend their home court against the Stony Point Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Vista Ridge focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 15 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Vista Ridge ended up a good deal behind Round Rock and lost 51-34. The matchup marked the Rangers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, Vista Ridge had strong showings from Gavin Howard, who went 5 for 11 en route to 15 points, and Cayden Sneed, who scored eight points in addition to seven assists and two steals. That was a full 44.1% of Vista Ridge's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Vista Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Stony Point challenged Bartlett on Saturday. Stony Point came out on top against Bartlett by a score of 73-64. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Uzziah Buntyn continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 7 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 38 points plus seven assists and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in threes. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Short, who shot 5-for-8 from long range and almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds.
Stony Point's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Vista Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Vista Ridge has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 21.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Stony Point struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.1. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Vista Ridge was taken down by Stony Point 73-36 in their previous meeting back in February. Will Vista Ridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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