The Red Mountain Mountain Lions will take on the Mountain View Toros at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Red Mountain has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
On Tuesday, Red Mountain earned a 76-64 win over Skyline. Given the Mountain Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Coyotes are ranked 218th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mountain View made easy work of Westwood on Tuesday and carried off a 53-29 victory. The Toros have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Mountain View has also been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Red Mountain, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-5.
Red Mountain was able to grind out a solid victory over Mountain View in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 43-35. Will Red Mountain repeat their success, or does Mountain View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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