Basketball Recap: Tuesday's Win Is Mountain View's Seventh in Last Eight Outings

By Team Reports Feb 9, 2025, 3:17pm

Basketball Recap: Mountain View Mountain Lions vs. Timnath Cubs

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Tyson Mares-Benz

Field Goal Percentage

02/04/25 vs Timnath73%
01/31/25 @ Berthoud67%
01/21/25 vs Greeley Central70%
01/17/25 @ Northridge100%
01/16/25 vs Thornton50%
01/14/25 vs Wellington56%

If Timnath wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Mountain View, they should've done a better job of containing Tyson Mares-Benz. The Mountain View Mountain Lions walked away with a 67-59 win over the Timnath Cubs on Tuesday thanks in part to Mares-Benz, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. He is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last six games he's played.

Keegan Amans was another key player, going 6 for 10 en route to 14 points. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played.

Timnath lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Max Roselle, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards. Another player making a difference was Jack Hemme, who went 6 of 8 to rack up 13 points and six rebounds.

Mountain View has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points over those games. As for Timnath, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5.

Mountain View has already played their next game, a 73-69 loss against Thompson Valley on the 7th. As for Timnath, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 62-48 defeat against Severance on the 7th.

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