The Desert Ridge Jaguars will square off against the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Desert Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 72-51 margin over Skyline back in December of 2024. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Coyotes are ranked 265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mountain Ridge came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 64-58 victory over the Cougars.
Mountain Ridge's win came from a few key players Desert Ridge will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Dylan Donovan, who went 6 for 14 on his way to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaiden Thompson, who went 6 of 9 en route to 16 points.
Mountain Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.6 points per game. As for Desert Ridge, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Desert Ridge came up short against Mountain Ridge when the teams last played back in December of 2016, falling 55-46. Can Desert Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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