The Mountain Ridge Miners just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Fort Hill Sentinels at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mountain Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.1 points per game this season.
On Tuesday, Mountain Ridge didn't have too much trouble with Frankfort as they won 48-29. Given the Miners' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 81st in Maryland, while the Falcons are ranked 250th in West Virginia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mountain Ridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Makayla Ziler led the charge by putting up 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Lamberson, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, Fort Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were dealt a 64-25 defeat at the hands of Southern.
Mountain Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.5 points per game. As for Fort Hill, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Everything went Mountain Ridge's way against Fort Hill when the teams last played back in January, as Mountain Ridge made off with a 56-34 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Ridge since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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