Ponderosa is 1-8 against ThunderRidge since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Ponderosa Mustangs just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the ThunderRidge Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Ponderosa turned things around against Sand Creek on Monday. They walked away with a 54-47 win over the Scorpions.
Meanwhile, ThunderRidge didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Rock Canyon on Friday, but they still walked away with a 62-56 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Grizzlies.
ThunderRidge's win came from a few key players Ponderosa will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Drew Paine, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards. Ulysses Brown was another key player, going 7 of 9 en route to 15 points and six rebounds.
ThunderRidge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Ponderosa, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-11.
Ponderosa came up short against ThunderRidge in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 67-62. Can Ponderosa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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