The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions will challenge the Maryvale Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Mountain Ridge was handed a 34-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 67-65 win over Sunnyside. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Mountain Lions have posted since January 3rd.
Meanwhile, Maryvale came up short against O'Connor on Friday and fell 96-84. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (70), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Mountain Ridge's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-3. As for Maryvale, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
Mountain Ridge came up short against Maryvale in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 72-66. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Panthers' Adrian Stubbs, who dropped a double-double with 35 points and ten assists. Now that the Mountain Lions know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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