Preview: Mountain View Mountain Lions vs. Grand Junction Central Warriors
The Mountain View Mountain Lions will be playing at home against the Grand Junction Central Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky.
Mountain View can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They put the hurt on Thompson Valley with a sharp 50-27 win. The win made it back-to-back wins for Mountain View.
Addison Branscum continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Brie Matchett, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Grand Junction Central's strategy against Grand Junction on Friday. Grand Junction Central blew past Grand Junction 64-44. The win was just what Grand Junction Central needed coming off of a 54-33 defeat in their prior match.
Grand Junction Central had a senior duo take command as Brynn Wagner scored 31 points along with three steals and Krystyna Manzanarez scored 21 points along with seven assists and six steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wagner has scored all season. Adriyan Hollos was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with three steals.
Mountain View's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-8. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.7 points per game. As for Grand Junction Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Mountain View have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 29.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Grand Junction Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.8 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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