The Damonte Ranch Mustangs entered their tilt with the McQueen Lancers with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Damonte Ranch strolled past McQueen with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 71-54. Given Damonte Ranch's advantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while McQueen is ranked 46th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jace Anderson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 22 points along with seven rebounds. The game was his 13th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeriah Macias, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds.
Despite the defeat, McQueen saw an underclassman step up: Kade Snyder dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. Snyder scored a full 42.6% of McQueen's points, the ninth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Alex Hancock, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, McQueen were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Damonte Ranch only pulled down eight offensive rebounds.
Damonte Ranch's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.5 points per game. As for McQueen, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Damonte Ranch will be playing at home against Douglas at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Douglas focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Saturday. As for McQueen, they will head out on the road to face off against Spanish Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Spanish Springs focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Saturday.
