The East Leopards and the Mountain Ridge Sentinels will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. East has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Friday, East didn't have quite enough to beat Hillcrest and fell 67-65. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (62), the Leopards still had to take the loss.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Oscar Keegan, who went 6 of 9 en route to 15 points. Another player making a difference was Jace Schneider, who went 6 for 14 on his way to 17 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Mountain Ridge got the win against Salem Hills on Tuesday by a conclusive 70-48. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Sentinels just coasted through the last quarter.
Mountain Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.0 points per game. As for East, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
East might still be hurting after the 58-33 loss they got from Mountain Ridge in their previous meeting back in December of 2021. Thankfully for East, Merrick Sherwood (who posted 20 points and five steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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