The Mountain Ridge Miners will venture away from home to square off against the Fort Hill Sentinels at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Ridge knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Fort Hill likes a good challenge.
Mountain Ridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Allegany as Mountain Ridge made off with a 77-57 victory. With the Miners ahead 46-24 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Fort Hill ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They secured a 62-58 W over Southern. The Sentinels haven't had any issues with the Rams recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Mountain Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.5 points over those games. Fort Hill's victory bumped their record up to 13-9.
Mountain Ridge beat Fort Hill 60-52 in their previous matchup back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Ridge since the squad 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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