| 12/16/24 vs Sunrise Mountain | 35 |
| 12/04/24 vs Shadow Ridge | 31 |
| 01/26/24 @ Liberty | 30 |
| 12/07/23 @ Boulder Creek | 29 |
| 11/30/24 vs Cesar Chavez | 27 |
Mountain Ridge extended their home winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Jaiden Thompson. The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions came out on top against the Sunrise Mountain Mustangs by a score of 70-63 on Monday thanks in part to Thompson, who went 13 for 22 on his way to 35 points. Those 35 points gave him a new career-high.
The team also got some help courtesy of Jagger Cockrell, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 16 boards. He has been hot for a while, having posted nine or more rebounds the last nine times he's played.
Sunrise Mountain lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Caden Hammond, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds. Marcus Murray was another key player, going 5 of 11 on his way to 16 points.
Mountain Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points per game. As for Sunrise Mountain, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
Mountain Ridge and Sunrise Mountain could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Arizona Rankings. Mountain Ridge (ranked 105th) will meet Deer Valley (ranked seventh) at 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Meanwhile, Sunrise Mountain (ranked 124th) will meet Canyon View (ranked 11th) at 7:00 p.m. on January 8, 2025.
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