Basketball Recap: Vista PEAK Prep Comes Up Short

If Vista PEAK Prep was feeling good fresh off their 78-42 takedown of Denver South last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Vista PEAK Prep Bison were dealt an 83-41 defeat at the hands of the Denver East Angels on Tuesday. The Bison haven't had much luck with the Angels recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Despite the loss, Vista PEAK Prep had strong showings from Knakai Starks, who went 5 of 9 to rack up 11 points and seven boards, and Jade Hibbler, who posted eight points and five steals.

Evelina Otto was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 16 rebounds for Denver East. The dominant performance also gave Otto a new career-high in assists (five). Grace Hall was another key player, putting up 13 points along with six boards and five assists.

Vista PEAK Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Denver East, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 9-7.

Vista PEAK Prep didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 42-39 loss against Poudre on the 6th. As for Denver East, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 55-42 defeat against Broomfield on the 6th.