Ponderosa is on a three-game streak of home losses, Douglas County a nine-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. The Ponderosa Mustangs will host the Douglas County Huskies at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Ponderosa is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Castle View on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ponderosa took a blow against Castle View, falling 64-22. The Mustangs were down 43-16 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, Douglas County fought the good fight in their overtime game against Smoky Hill on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Buffaloes by a score of 49-47.
Izzy Paraiso was Douglas County's leading scorer, having posted 14 points. Fayth Turnbaugh took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.
Ponderosa's defeat dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Douglas County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Ponderosa came up short against Douglas County when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 67-54. Thankfully for Ponderosa, Sofia Baldessari (who went 18 for 33 on her way to 43 points along with eight rebounds and five steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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