Altamont hasn't had much luck against Rich recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Altamont Longhorns will venture away from home to face off against the Rich Rebels at 5:30 p.m.
Altamont is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They lost to Tabiona on the road by a 67-48 margin.
Meanwhile, Rich had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.3 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They took down the Miners 69-54.
Altamont better focus on containing Ridge Lundgren and Drake Weston as the pair were huge in Rich's win. Lundgren went 7 for 16 en route to 22 points and five boards, while Weston posted 11 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists. What's more, Weston also racked up five steals, the most he's had since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Carter Scott, who scored 11 points and eight rebounds.
Rich has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.1 points per game. As for Altamont, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Altamont was dealt a bruising 75-48 loss at the hands of Rich when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Scott, who went 7 of 9 on his way to 18 points. Now that Altamont knows 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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