The Mesa Ridge Grizzlies are taking a road trip to square off against the Widefield Gladiators at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Mesa Ridge is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Palmer Ridge on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mesa Ridge took a blow against Palmer Ridge, falling 74-28. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Bears are ranked 63rd).
Meanwhile, Widefield lost to Canon City at home by a 62-44 margin on Friday. The Gladiators have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mesa Ridge has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season. As for Widefield, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
Mesa Ridge came up short against Widefield when the teams last played back in January, falling 43-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Widefield's Isabella Monk, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine steals. Now that Mesa Ridge knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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