The Mountain Ridge Miners will head out on the road to challenge the Bishop Walsh Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Mountain Ridge pushed their score all the way to 60 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 68-60 to Berlin Brothersvalley.
Mountain Ridge's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Owen McGeady, who scored 18 points along with five assists and two steals, and Ian Duncan who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and three steals. McGeady hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. Another player making a difference was Will Patterson, who scored 12 points.
Meanwhile, Bishop Walsh's recent rough patch got a bit rougher last Friday after their seventh straight loss. They were outmatched by Morgantown Christian Academy on the road and fell 81-40. While losing is never fun, Bishop Walsh can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 294th in Maryland, while Morgantown Christian Academy is ranked 50th in West Virginia).
Mountain Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Bishop Walsh, their loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-12.
Everything came up roses for Mountain Ridge against Bishop Walsh when the teams last played on February 2nd as the team secured a 81-51 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Ridge since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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