Gila Ridge is on a four-game streak of home losses, Westwood a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Monday. The Gila Ridge Hawks will host the Westwood Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Gila Ridge will head into Saturday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune back in December of 2024. They took a blow against Navajo Prep, falling 69-28. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 168th in Arizona, while the Eagles are ranked 38th in New Mexico).
The losing side was boosted by Ella Gettings, who went 6 of 12 on her way to 13 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Westwood had to suffer through a 56-23 loss at the hands of Mesa.
Gila Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Westwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
Gila Ridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Westwood in their previous matchup back in January of 2015, sneaking past 39-37. Will Gila Ridge repeat their success, or does Westwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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