The Ponderosa Mustangs will square off against the Sand Creek Scorpions at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Ponderosa has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Sand Creek will arrive with three straight wins.
Ponderosa is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Highlands Ranch on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ponderosa lost 62-41 to Highlands Ranch. The Mustangs were down 51-22 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Sand Creek didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Falcon on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 63-58 victory.
Sand Creek has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.2 points per game. As for Ponderosa, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Everything came up roses for Ponderosa against Sand Creek when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the squad secured an 89-51 win. Will Ponderosa repeat their success, or does Sand Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
