Mountain Ridge lost against Pinnacle back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions were outmatched by the Pinnacle Pioneers and fell 77-26. While losing is never fun, the Mountain Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Pioneers are ranked eighth).
It was another big night for Norah Moo, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 boards for Pinnacle. Moo's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Shishawna Begay was another key player, putting up nine points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Mountain Ridge dropped their record down to 6-14 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Pinnacle, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Mountain Ridge will square off against O'Connor at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. O'Connor will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Mountain Ridge surely won't give up without a fight. As for Pinnacle, they will challenge Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pinnacle is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.7 points per game this season.
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