The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Cibola Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cibola took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Mountain Ridge, who comes in off a win.
Mountain Ridge is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Corona del Sol on Thursday. Mountain Ridge came out on top against Corona del Sol by a score of 43-30.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Cibola's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 69-45 to Paradise Honors. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Panthers are ranked 17th).
Cibola's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3. As for Mountain Ridge, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-6.
Mountain Ridge came up short against Cibola when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 47-42. Can Mountain Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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