Ponderosa is 1-9 against Highlands Ranch since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ponderosa Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the Highlands Ranch Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Ponderosa is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They fell 56-45 to Peak to Peak. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 169th, while the Pumas are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, Highlands Ranch was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 78-52 to Mountain Vista.
Ponderosa will need focus on slowing down Mason Lane, one of several Highlands Ranch players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 for 15 en route to 14 points and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Zane El-Bassuni, who posted ten points and five blocks.
Highlands Ranch's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Ponderosa, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Ponderosa couldn't quite finish off Highlands Ranch in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 and fell 69-66. Thankfully for Ponderosa, Payton Tereick (who went 7 of 14 on his way to 19 points along with seven rebounds and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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