Shadow Ridge is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Faith Lutheran is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Shadow Ridge Mustangs will welcome the Faith Lutheran Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Shadow Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.8 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, Shadow Ridge took their match with ease, bagging a 70-33 win over Las Vegas. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Wildcats are ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Shadow Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaslyn Jefferson, who posted 28 points. Another player making a difference was Avery Freeman, who had 19 points.
Meanwhile, Faith Lutheran played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Democracy Prep Agassi Campus, falling 64-26. The loss continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Blue Knights : they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the defeat, Faith Lutheran saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Khloe Pitts put up six points. That's the most points Pitts has posted since back in November of 2024. Emma Herpin was another key player, putting up seven points and three steals.
Shadow Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.1 points over those games. As for Faith Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 13-12.
Shadow Ridge was able to grind out a solid victory over Faith Lutheran in their previous matchup back in January, winning 60-50. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Herpin, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Shadow Ridge still be able to contain Herpin? There's only one way to find out.
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