Mountain Ridge waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They snuck past the Steele Canyon Cougars with a 64-58 win. Given the Mountain Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 102nd in Arizona, while the Cougars are ranked 537th in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mountain Ridge's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from 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 8 en route to 16 points.
Mountain Lions
| 01/02/25 vs Steele Canyon | 64-58 |
| 12/16/24 vs Sunrise Mountain | 70-63 |
| 12/13/24 vs Cibola | 62-61 |
| 12/12/24 vs Corona del Sol | 79-53 |
Mountain Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Mountain Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, 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 Steele Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
Mountain Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 57-55 victory against Desert Ridge on the 3rd. As for Steele Canyon, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-53 defeat against Sunrise Mountain on the 4th.
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