The Pyramid Lake Lakers will square off against the Sage Ridge Scorpions at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Pyramid Lake will be strutting in after a win while Sage Ridge will be coming in after a defeat.
Pyramid Lake is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Whittell: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Pyramid Lake blew Whittell out of the water with a 69-18 final score. The Lakers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Sage Ridge took a blow against Smith Valley on Friday, falling 72-39. The Scorpions haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Pyramid Lake will have to contain Taylor Sullins as he made an impact in Sage Ridge's last game. He went 6 for 13 en route to 16 points in addition to six boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Raghav Bhalla, who posted eight points.
Pyramid Lake has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Sage Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Everything came up roses for Pyramid Lake against Sage Ridge when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 73-40 victory. Does Pyramid Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sage Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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