It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Red Mountain Mountain Lions had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 60-51 victory over the Stallions. The win was just what Red Mountain needed coming off of a 49-28 defeat in their prior contest.
Red Mountain's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Bryce Bigler, who scored 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bjorn Molenaar, who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds.
Defeat or not, Shadow Ridge got some senior leadership from Seth Bohon and Jay George. Bohon scored seven points along with five rebounds and three steals, while George. scored four points along with seven rebounds and two steals. It was the first time this season that George grabbed two or more steals. Another player making a difference was Cameron Lindemann, who scored four points.
Red Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season. As for Shadow Ridge, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-14.
Red Mountain will head out on the road to square off against Highland at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Highlandpresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Red Mountain in Arizona (Highland is ranked 23rd, while Red Mountain is ranked 95th). Shadow Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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