Red Mountain is 0-4 against Gilbert since December of 2014 but things could change on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the Red Mountain Mountain Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Gilbert Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Red Mountain sitting on four straight wins and Gilbert on six.
On Thursday, Red Mountain didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Mountain View, but they still walked away with a 55-51 victory.
Meanwhile, Gilbert didn't have too much trouble with Higley on Wednesday as they won 61-46. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Knights are ranked 48th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gilbert's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.2 points per game. As for Red Mountain, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Red Mountain was taken down by Gilbert 66-39 in their previous meeting back in December of 2017. Can Red Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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