The Red Mountain Mountain Lions entered their tilt with the Skyline Coyotes with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Red Mountain enjoyed a cozy 54-39 victory over Skyline on Thursday. Given Red Mountain's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while Skyline is ranked 138th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Red Mountain was led to victory by Makaia Jenkins and Payton Westra. Jenkins scored 16 points along with two steals, while Westra scored 15 points along with nine rebounds and five steals. That's the first time this season that Westra scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Macy Johnson, who scored seven points along with two steals.
Red Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Skyline, they now have a losing record at 12-13.
Red Mountain will be playing in front of their home fans against Mesa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mesa is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Skyline, they will square off against Westwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westwood is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
