The Shadow Ridge Mustangs will face off against the Bishop Gorman Gaels at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Shadow Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Spring Valley, who was ranked 17th at the time (Shadow Ridge was ranked 13th). Everything went Shadow Ridge's way against Spring Valley on Tuesday as Shadow Ridge made off with a 61-41 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Meanwhile, Bishop Gorman came tearing into Monday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Crusaders to the tune of 66-36. The Gaels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 20 points or more this season.
Shadow Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Bishop Gorman, they pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Shadow Ridge came up short against Bishop Gorman in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 59-46. Will Shadow Ridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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