The Vista Ridge Rangers and the Liberal Arts & Science Academy - Austin Raptors will round out the year against one another at at 10:30 a.m. on Friday. Vista Ridge has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Vista Ridge took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 61-44 win over McNeil. With that victory, the Rangers brought their scoring average up to 50.5 points per game.
Vista Ridge's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gavin Howard, who went 6 for 15 on his way to 13 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayden Sneed, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 15 points and three steals.
Vista Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Liberal Arts & Science Academy - Austin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 74-44 loss at the hands of St. Michael's. While losing is never fun, the Raptors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 524th, while the Warriors are ranked fourth).
Liberal Arts & Science Academy - Austin's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Vista Ridge, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 8-9.
Vista Ridge was able to grind out a solid win over Liberal Arts & Science Academy - Austin in their previous meeting back in November, winning 55-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vista Ridge since the team 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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