Jordan Assefa and Shamar Jones secure win for Mountain House

By Team Reports Feb 14, 2024, 3:47pm

Recap: Mountain House Mustangs vs. Lathrop Spartans

The Mountain House Mustangs entered their tilt with the Lathrop Spartans with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. Everything went Mountain House's way against Lathrop on Monday as Mountain House made off with a 73-47 win. Mountain House has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 21 points or more this season.

Mountain House was led to victory by Jordan Assefa and Shamar Jones. Assefa dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds, while Jones scored 21 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Coldin Parker was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.

Loss or not, Lathrop got some senior leadership from Bobby Cotton and Raymond Carson. Cotton scored 15 points along with seven rebounds, while Carson. dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.

Mountain House is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Lathrop, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-18.

Mountain House will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Ceres at 7:15 p.m. Mountain House has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 869 points over their last 13 contests. Lathrop is on the road again on Wednesday and plays Los Banos at 7:30 p.m. on February 7th. Los Banos knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past six contests -- so hopefully Lathrop likes a good challenge.

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