Mountain Ridge is 2-8 against Boulder Creek since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the Boulder Creek Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Mountain Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.4 points per game this season.
Mountain Ridge is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Liberty on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mountain Ridge was outmatched by Liberty and fell 68-38. The game marked the Mountain Lions' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Mountain Ridge had strong showings from Dylan Donovan, who posted 13 points, and Ebrahema Jaiteh ? Kabba, who earned ten points. Maven Beadle also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
Meanwhile, Boulder Creek waltzed into their match on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They enjoyed a cozy 79-63 victory over the Pioneers. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Pioneers are ranked 89th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Boulder Creek has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Mountain Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Mountain Ridge came up short against Boulder Creek in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 73-67. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Boulder Creek's Bhesania Andrew, who dropped a double-double on 38 points and 17 rebounds. Now that Mountain Ridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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