The Red Mountain Mountain Lions will square off against the Boulder Creek Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Red Mountain comes in on six and Boulder Creek on four.
Last Wednesday, Red Mountain took their contest with ease, bagging a 64-24 victory over Westwood. Given the Mountain Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Warriors are ranked 249th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Xavier Mckissack
| 02/12/25 vs Westwood | 13 |
| 11/26/24 vs Campo Verde | 9 |
| 01/10/25 vs Dobson | 6 |
| 01/31/25 @ Westwood | 4 |
| 12/05/24 vs Browne | 4 |
Red Mountain got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Xavier Mckissack out in front who went 5-for-12 on his way to 13 points and five boards. Those 13 points gave Mckissack a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Hall, who posted 11 points.
Red Mountain was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Westwood only posted six assists.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Boulder Creek duked it out with Liberty on Tuesday. Boulder Creek secured a 65-59 W over Liberty.
Red Mountain better keep an eye on Andrew Bhesania. He was instrumental in Boulder Creek's win, almost dropping a double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds. Matthew Delgado was another key player, going 5-for-6 en route to 17 points.
Boulder Creek's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.1 points over those games. As for Red Mountain, their record is now 20-5.
Red Mountain was able to grind out a solid win over Boulder Creek in their previous matchup back in December of 2015, winning 65-53. Will Red Mountain repeat their success, or does Boulder Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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