The Mountain Ridge Sentinels's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their sixth straight loss. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 57-56 to Davis. Despite running the score up even higher than they did last Saturday (55), Mountain Ridge still had to take the loss.
Mountain Ridge lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Will Lindsay, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds. The match was Lindsay's 13th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Sylvester, who scored 13 points along with five assists.
Mountain Ridge struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Davis pulled down 15 offensive rebounds.
Davis' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Coleman Atwater led the charge by scoring 18 points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Easton Ralphs, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds.
Mountain Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Davis, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-3.
Mountain Ridge will head out on the road to face off against Herriman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Herriman has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 526 points over their last seven games. As for Davis, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Lehi at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Lehi's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
