Red Mountain is 1-9 against Mesa since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Red Mountain Mountain Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Mesa Jackrabbits at 7:00 p.m.
Red Mountain is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 55 points on Thursday, they were much more limited against Gilbert on Friday. They took a blow against the Tigers, falling 57-22. The Mountain Lions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-6.
Meanwhile, Mesa waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They took down the Raiders 55-40.
Mesa's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-9. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Red Mountain, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-6.
Red Mountain beat Mesa 44-36 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Red Mountain since the squad 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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