Shadow Ridge waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They strolled past the Skyline Coyotes with points to spare, taking the game 63-45. Given the Stallions' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Coyotes are ranked 236th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shadow Ridge was led to victory by Marshawn McCullum and Payton Garcia. McCullum went 9 of 15 on his way to 20 points, while Garcia went 7 for 15 on his way to 18 points and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Garcia a new career-high in rebounds (four). Jalen Harris was another key player, putting up ten points and six assists.
Stallions
| 12/12/24 vs Skyline | 63-45 |
| 12/10/24 vs Browne | 78-60 |
| 12/07/24 vs Nogales | 43-36 |
Shadow Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 20 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Shadow Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Skyline, their loss was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-7.
Shadow Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 72-33 win against San Luis on the 13th. Skyline will take on West Point in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in West Point's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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