The Sage Ridge Scorpions will venture away from home to take on the Pyramid Lake Lakers at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Sage Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.1 points per game this season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 72-39, which was the final score in Sage Ridge's tilt against Smith Valley on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Scorpions in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
Sage Ridge's loss came about despite a quality game from Taylor Sullins, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 16 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Raghav Bhalla was another key player, putting up eight points.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Pyramid Lake over Whittell in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Pyramid Lake blew Whittell out of the water with a 69-18 final score. The Lakers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 20 points or more this season.
Pyramid Lake has also been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Sage Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Sage Ridge was dealt a bruising 73-40 loss at the hands of Pyramid Lake when the teams last played back in January. Can Sage Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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