The Cibola Raiders will venture away from home to face off against the Pinnacle Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cibola has four straight victories, Pinnacle has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Cibola earned a 56-44 win over Gila Ridge.
Meanwhile, Pinnacle was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 76-70 to Liberty. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Lions are ranked 16th).
Cibola will have to contain Ryan Nelson as he made an impact in Pinnacle's last game. He went 9-for-18 to rack up 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rhys Robinson, who went 5-for-7 on his way to 10 points.
Cibola's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.0 points over those games. As for Pinnacle, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-17.
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