Bryce Mella leads a balanced attack to beat Skyline
By Team Reports
Dec 31, 2023, 4:24pm
Recap: Mountain View Bruins vs. Skyline Eagles
Even though the Skyline Eagles scored an imposing 61 points on Saturday, the Mountain View Bruins still came out on top. Mountain View took their match against Skyline 69-61. That's two games straight that Mountain View has won by exactly eight points.
Mountain View's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bryce Mella led the charge by scoring 24 points. The match was Mella's 11th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Simeon Suguturaga, who scored 12 points along with six assists and six rebounds.
Mountain View is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Skyline, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-3.
Mountain View will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Uintah at 7:00 p.m. on January 9th. Skyline and Brighton will face off at 7:00 p.m. on January 3rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
