Ponderosa and Castle View are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. The Ponderosa Mustangs will take on the Castle View Sabercats at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Ponderosa is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against ThunderRidge on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ponderosa had to suffer through a 68-36 loss at the hands of ThunderRidge. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-13.
Meanwhile, Castle View lost 78-58 to Regis Jesuit on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Sabercats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Raiders are ranked sixth).
Ponderosa has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season. As for Castle View, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12.
Ponderosa strolled past Castle View in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 62-45. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Castle View's Vitorio Dante, who went 8 for 20 en route to 23 points and seven boards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Ponderosa to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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