The Mountain Empire Redhawks will take on the Borrego Springs Rams in a holiday battle at at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mountain Empire has four straight wins, Borrego Springs has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
While Mountain Empire didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Calexico Mission 30-8 on Tuesday.
Mountain Empire's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carli McGhee led the charge by putting up 16 points. That makes it five consecutive games in which McGhee has scored at least a third of Mountain Empire's points. Bibi Caceres was another key player, posting ten points.
Meanwhile, Borrego Springs played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Hamilton, falling 56-10. The Rams were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-10.
Melanie Urquidez was Borrego Springs' leading scorer, having posted eight points. Urquidez also led the team in rebounds with six.
Mountain Empire pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.0 points per game. As for Borrego Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything went Mountain Empire's way against Borrego Springs in their previous meeting back in November, as Mountain Empire made off with a 32-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Empire since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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