The Shadow Mountain Matadors suffered their biggest loss since December 11, 2023 on Wednesday. Their rough 56-35 loss to Thunderbird might stick with them for a while. Shadow Mountain has struggled against Thunderbird recently, as their game on Wednesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Shadow Mountain lost, one person who can't be blamed is Pierce Rogers. Despite the final result, he scored seven points along with seven rebounds. Lucas Montfoort was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Thunderbird's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ryan Calcaterra, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Rampley, who scored 16 points.
Shadow Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Thunderbird, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Shadow Mountain will be playing at home against Greenway at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Greenway comes in still looking for their first win of the season. As for Thunderbird, they will head out on the road to take on Paradise Honors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Paradise Honors focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 last Thursday.
