The Boulder Creek Jaguars came tearing into Thursday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 90-82 win over Mountain Ridge. Given Boulder Creek's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while Mountain Ridge is ranked 117th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Boulder Creek got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Andrew Bhesania out in front who scored 28 points along with 5 rebounds. Jeehzus Pagan was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with 3 steals.
Mountain Ridge's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jaiden Thompson, who scored 29 points along with 5 assists. Another player making a difference was Peyton Dennis, who scored 12 points along with 3 steals.
Boulder Creek's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Mountain Ridge, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Boulder Creek and Mountain Ridge will face off at 7:00 p.m. on December 11th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. As for Mountain Ridge, they will head out on the road to face off against Sunrise Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
