The Mountain Ridge Sentinels's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their third straight loss. They fell just short of Skyline by a score of 56-53. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Mountain Ridge in their matchups with Skyline: they've now lost three in a row.
Mountain Ridge's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Wyatt Sylvester, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Sylvester set a new season high mark in steals with five. Another player making a difference was Spencer Krainich, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.
It was another big night for Landon Shaw, who scored 23 points along with nine rebounds and three blocks for Skyline. Shaw continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Beau Bierman, who scored 12 points.
Mountain Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Skyline, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Mountain Ridge and Highland will face off at 11:30 a.m. on December 29, 2023 without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Highland focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Thursday. Skyline won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Pleasant Grove at 2:30 p.m. on December 29, 2023. Pleasant Grove has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 655 points over their last eight matches.
