The Pinnacle Pioneers will venture away from home to take on the Boulder Creek Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Boulder Creek will be up against a hot Pinnacle team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Pinnacle secured a 72-66 W over Liberty on Friday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Pioneers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Lions are ranked 19th).
| 02/21/24 vs Corona del Sol | 32 |
| 01/31/25 vs Liberty | 29 |
| 12/11/23 @ Corona del Sol | 25 |
| 02/14/24 @ Mesquite | 23 |
| 11/30/23 vs Horizon | 22 |
Ryan Nelson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 9 of 16 on his way to 29 points and six rebounds. That's the most points he has posted since back in February of 2024. Cam Hurt was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Meanwhile, Boulder Creek escaped with a win on Tuesday against O'Connor by the margin of a single free throw, 62-61.
Boulder Creek is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.6 points per game. As for Pinnacle, their victory bumped their record up to 8-14.
Pinnacle lost to Boulder Creek on the road by a decisive 79-63 margin when the teams last played back in January. Can Pinnacle avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
