Boulder Creek is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Red Mountain is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Boulder Creek Jaguars will host the Red Mountain Mountain Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Boulder Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 15 games -- so hopefully Red Mountain likes a good challenge.
Boulder Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Liberty, who was ranked 16th at the time (Boulder Creek was ranked fourth). Boulder Creek managed a 65-59 victory over Liberty on Tuesday.
It was another big night for Andrew Bhesania, who almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds. Matthew Delgado was another key player, going 5-for-6 on his way to 17 points.
Meanwhile, Red Mountain took their match on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 64-24 win over Westwood. The victory continues a trend for the Mountain Lions in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won four in a row.
Red Mountain's win came from a few key players Boulder Creek will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Xavier Mckissack, who went 5-for-12 to rack up 13 points and five boards. Those 13 points gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Drew Hall, who posted 11 points.
Red Mountain was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Westwood only posted six assists.
Boulder Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.5 points over those games. As for Red Mountain, their win bumped their record up to 20-5.
Boulder Creek came up short against Red Mountain when the teams last played back in December of 2015, falling 65-53. Thankfully for Boulder Creek, Andres Mayberry (who went 5-for-10 en route to 23 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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