Mountain Ridge lost against Boulder Creek back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions received a blow as they fell 78-64 to the Boulder Creek Jaguars. While losing is never fun, the Mountain Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Jaguars are ranked third).
Mountain Ridge lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Dylan Donovan, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 12 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaiden Thompson, who posted 12 points.
Even though they lost, Mountain Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Boulder Creek only pulled down three offensive boards.
Andrew Bhesania continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Boulder Creek, going 11 for 14 en route to 27 points along with eight boards and three blocks. Those 27 points gave Bhesania a new career-high. Canyon Fuqua also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Mountain Ridge and nudges their season record down to 9-10. As for Boulder Creek, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-4.
Mountain Ridge has already played their next contest, an 88-74 loss against Pinnacle on the 24th. As for Boulder Creek, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 66-54 win against Cesar Chavez on the 24th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
