The Tri City Prep Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Ridgeline Academy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Tri City Prep is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Adobe Mountain on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Tri City Prep was outmatched by Adobe Mountain and fell 62-31. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 271st, while Adobe Mountain are ranked 102nd).
Meanwhile, Ridgeline Academy entered their tilt with Maricopa Institute of Technology on Wednesday with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They blew past Maricopa Institute of Technology 70-27. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 29 points or more this season.
Ridgeline Academy pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.1 points per game. As for Tri City Prep, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season.
Tri City Prep took a serious blow against Ridgeline Academy in their previous meeting back in January, falling 75-17. Can Tri City Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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