Red Mountain is 1-9 against Mesa since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Red Mountain Mountain Lions will head out to face off against the Mesa Jackrabbits at 7:00 p.m. Red Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.2 points per game this season.
Red Mountain is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Tucson High Magnet School as Red Mountain made off with a 42-22 win. The Mountain Lions pushed the score to 38-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Badgers cut but never quite recovered from.
Macy Johnson
| 02/20/25 vs Tucson High Magnet School | 12 |
| 02/12/25 @ Westwood | 3 |
| 02/11/25 vs Mesa | 7 |
| 02/07/25 @ Mountain View | 1 |
| 02/04/25 vs Skyline | 4 |
| + 31 more games |
Macy Johnson was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds. That's the most boards she has posted since back in January of 2024. Korey Roberts was another key player, going 5-for-8 on her way to 11 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Red Mountain smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Mesa came up short against Hamilton on Tuesday and fell 53-40.
Red Mountain's record now sits at 18-9. As for Mesa, their loss dropped their record down to 16-11.
Red Mountain ended up a good deal behind Mesa in their previous meeting two weeks ago, losing 37-22. Can Red Mountain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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