The Crest Ridge Cougars waltzed into Thursday's match with three straight wins but they left with four. They walked away with a 59-48 win over Lone Jack. That's two games straight that Crest Ridge has won by exactly 11 points.
When it comes to explaining why Lone Jack lost, one person who can't be blamed is Quintin Miller. Despite the final result, he scored 16 points along with 3 blocks. Miller has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Garrett Mantzey, who scored 12 points.
Crest Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Lone Jack, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Crest Ridge will be playing at home against St. Paul Lutheran on Saturday. Lone Jack is on the road again on Saturday and play against Sweet Springs. Sweet Springs will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings (they are ranked 311th, while Lone Jack is ranked 144th).
