Mountain Ridge lost against Deer Valley back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions took a 59-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Deer Valley Skyhawks. While losing is never fun, the Mountain Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Skyhawks are ranked 17th).
Despite the loss, Mountain Ridge still got an impressive performance from Dylan Donovan, who went 6 of 14 en route to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ebrahema Jaiteh ? Kabba, who posted eight points.
Mountain Lions
| 01/07/25 @ Deer Valley | 54-59 |
| 01/04/25 vs John Paul II | 55-77 |
Even though they lost, Mountain Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 17 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Mountain Ridge dropped their record down to 8-8 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Deer Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-3.
Mountain Ridge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-48 victory against Tolleson on the 10th. Deer Valley has also already played their next game, a 55-54 loss against Paradise Honors on the 8th.
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