Salem Hills lost against Mountain Ridge back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Salem Hills Skyhawks lost 70-48 to the Mountain Ridge Sentinels. The game marked the Skyhawks' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
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Loss or not, Salem Hills got some senior leadership from Jacoby Gustin and Kade Moser. Gustin went 5 of 8 on his way to 13 points, while Moser went 6 for 15 on his way to 15 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Gustin a new career-high in steals (two).
It was another big night for Will Lindsay, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 16 boards for Mountain Ridge. The contest was Lindsay's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Landon Blackwell was another key player, putting up 17 points along with six boards and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Salem Hills and nudges their season record down to 3-6. As for Mountain Ridge, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-4.
Salem Hills will take on Hunter in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Mountain Ridge, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against East at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Mountain Ridge's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games.
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