Pyramid Lake is 10-0 against Sage Ridge since January of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Pyramid Lake Lakers will take on the Sage Ridge Scorpions at TBD. Pyramid Lake knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 12 matches -- so hopefully Sage Ridge likes a good challenge.
Pyramid Lake can now show off 16 landslide victories after their most recent match on Saturday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 65-24 victory over Virginia City. Given Pyramid Lake's advantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while Virginia City is ranked 90th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pyramid Lake's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Raynan Mix-Tapija, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Mix-Tapija has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Kaitlin Mandell was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with seven rebounds and six steals.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Sage Ridge had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Muckers by a score of 45-38. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Sage Ridge.
Pyramid Lake pushed their record up to 22-4 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 39.6 points. As for Sage Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.
Everything came up roses for Pyramid Lake against Sage Ridge when the teams last played last Wednesday as the team secured a 64-29 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pyramid Lake since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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