Preview: West Grand Mustangs vs. Plateau Valley Cowboys
The West Grand Mustangs will square off against the Plateau Valley Cowboys at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Grand had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They blew past Vail Christian 61-7 at home on Tuesday. With West Grand ahead 34-4 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Sara Lechman was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Taylor Martinson was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with seven rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, Plateau Valley waltzed into their contest on Saturday with five straight wins but they left with six. Everything went their way against Hayden as Plateau Valley made off with a 50-24 victory. Given Plateau Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 120th, while Hayden is ranked 260th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Plateau Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Macy Bevan, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. It was the first time this season that Bevan scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Zailyn Varela Castillo, who scored 12 points along with three steals.
West Grand pushed their record up to 12-5 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.2 points per game. As for Plateau Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
West Grand came up short against Plateau Valley in their previous meeting on February 3rd, falling 39-30. Can West Grand avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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