The Borrego Springs Rams will take on the Mountain Empire Redhawks in a holiday battle at at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Borrego Springs has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Mountain Empire will arrive with four straight victories.
Borrego Springs is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Hamilton on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Borrego Springs was outmatched by Hamilton and fell 56-10. The Rams were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-10.
Melanie Urquidez was Borrego Springs' leading scorer, having posted eight points. Urquidez also led the team in rebounds with six.
While Mountain Empire didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Calexico Mission 30-8 on Tuesday.
Mountain Empire's win came from a few key players Borrego Springs will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Carli McGhee, who posted 16 points. That makes it five consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Mountain Empire's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bibi Caceres, who had ten points.
Mountain Empire pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories didn't necessarily come from the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 25.6 points per game. As for Borrego Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Borrego Springs suffered a grim 32-8 defeat to Mountain Empire when the teams last played back in November. Will Borrego Springs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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