Vista Ridge and McNeil are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Vista Ridge Rangers will square off against the McNeil Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses apiece.
Vista Ridge came up into this matchup off a tough 38-point defeat last Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Vandegrift by a score of 32-30 on Wednesday. The game marked the Rangers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Mason Kuehn
| 01/22/25 vs Vandegrift | 4 |
| 01/10/25 vs Round Rock Westwood | 3 |
| 12/31/24 @ Cedar Ridge | 3 |
| 12/28/24 vs Hendrickson | 3 |
| 12/13/24 vs Clear Falls | 3 |
Vista Ridge's loss came about despite a quality game from Mason Kuehn, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Kuehn a new career-high in steals (four).
Meanwhile, McNeil played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 58-38 to Vandegrift. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 835th, while the Vipers are ranked 181st).
Vista Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 13-15. As for McNeil, their loss dropped their record down to 5-24.
Vista Ridge strolled past McNeil when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a score of 61-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vista Ridge since the squad 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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