The Shadow Ridge Mustangs entered their tilt with the Chaparral Cowboys with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Shadow Ridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Chaparral on Thursday and snuck past 55-53. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Shadow Ridge has posted yet this season.
Chaparral lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Qualib Ghallab, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 16 rebounds. Ghallab is absolutely dominating the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Rayshawn Armstead, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds.
Shadow Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Chaparral, they have traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season.
Shadow Ridge will face off against Cimarron-Memorial at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Nevada (Cimarron-Memorial is ranked 21st, while Shadow Ridge is ranked 25th). Chaparral won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Foothill at 6:30 p.m. on January 26th. Foothill is hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
