The Green Mountain Rams will face off against the Mesa Ridge Grizzlies at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Green Mountain has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,641 points over their last 23 matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Green Mountain had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They strolled past the Falcons with points to spare, taking the game 80-61. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Austin Beeson was his usual excellent self, scoring 24 points along with five assists and four steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Weslin, who scored ten points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Mesa Ridge waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with 17 straight wins but they left with 18. They breezed by Sand Creek at home to the tune of 77-50. Mesa Ridge has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Green Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Mesa Ridge, they pushed their record up to 22-2 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Green Mountain might still be hurting after the 93-73 loss they got from Mesa Ridge in their previous meeting back in February of 2018. Thankfully for Green Mountain, Dj King (who scored 21 points along with three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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