Desert Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against the Highland Hawks, falling 79-30. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Hawks are ranked 30th).
Highland was led to victory by Nick Reber and Tyson Cutchen. Reber went 7 for 9 on his way to 18 points, while Cutchen posted eight points and nine rebounds. Ty Crandall was another key player, going 5 of 9 en route to 12 points and six boards.
Desert Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Highland, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 11-8.
Desert Ridge will host Queen Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Queen Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Desert Ridge likes a good challenge. As for Highland, they will head out to take on Gilbert at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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