Basketball Preview: Monument Valley Cougars vs. Red Mesa Redskins
The Monument Valley Cougars are taking a road trip to face off against the Red Mesa Redskins at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Monument Valley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 60 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Cuba on Thursday. They were beaten by the Rams 79-16.
Meanwhile, Red Mesa took their matchup on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 50-18 victory over Greyhills Academy.
Sheldon Ortega had an outrageously good game as he went 7 for 15 en route to 16 points plus five rebounds and five steals. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four). Kesler Dan was another key player, posting eight points along with five steals.
Red Mesa smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Monument Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Red Mesa, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Everything went Monument Valley's way against Red Mesa when the teams last played back in January, as Monument Valley made off with a 71-49 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Monument Valley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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