Kenton Ridge and Urbana are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Kenton Ridge Cougars will look to defend their home court on Saturday against the Urbana Hillclimbers at 6:45 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kenton Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 62-51 win over Graham Local on Wednesday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Cougars as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Urbana won against Stebbins on Monday with 50 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Wednesday. Urbana really took it to Northwestern for the full four quarters, racking up a 50-19 win. The Hillclimbers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 22 points or more this season.
Kenton Ridge better keep an eye on Peyton Mounce. She was instrumental in Urbana's win, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it ten consecutive games in which Mounce has scored at least a third of Urbana's points. Another player making a difference was Olivia MacKendrick, who posted six points in addition to six boards and five steals.
Urbana smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Urbana pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for Kenton Ridge, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-10.
Kenton Ridge was dealt a bruising 72-28 defeat at the hands of Urbana in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mounce, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Kenton Ridge knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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