Vista Ridge scored the most points they've had all season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 70-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Stony Point Tigers. The Rangers haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Vista Ridge lost, don't look at Gavin Howard. Despite the final result, he went 8 for 15 en route to 21 points plus two steals. That was a full 35% of Vista Ridge's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Cayden Sneed, who went 5 for 8 en route to 12 points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Vista Ridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Stony Point had a senior duo take command as Uzziah Buntyn went 7 for 13 en route to 22 points plus seven rebounds and Jayden Cruz went 5 for 9 en route to 20 points plus two steals. The dominant performance also gave Cruz a new career-high in threes (five). Elijah Clemons was another key player, scoring nine points in addition to five assists.
Vista Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Stony Point, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Vista Ridge has already played their next contest, a 60-15 victory against IDEA Montopolis on the 5th. As for Stony Point, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 59-41 win against Liberty Hill on the 5th.
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