Two dominant guards in Kya Newton and Faythe Stauffer are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Mountain Ridge Sentinels will head out on the road to square off against the Riverton Silverwolves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Mountain Ridge faced Corner Canyon in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Mountain Ridge fell 52-43 to Corner Canyon.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Cailin Kehl, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds. Jessica Maynard was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with six rebounds.
Mountain Ridge struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Riverton's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight loss. They took a 56-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Copper Hills. While losing is never fun, Riverton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Copper Hills is ranked third).
Mountain Ridge's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Riverton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-17 record this season.
Mountain Ridge couldn't quite finish off Riverton in their previous matchup back in January and fell 55-53. Can Mountain Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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