Preview: Mountain View Bruins vs. Layton Christian Academy Eagles
Mountain View is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Layton Christian Academy is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mountain View Bruins will take on the Layton Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Mountain View's game was all tied up 22-22 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They secured a 50-46 W over Timpanogos. Winning is a bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 25 to 9 on the offensive boards, as Mountain View did.
Conner Fairbanks continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 22 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. He hasn't dropped below 15points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Simeon Suguturaga, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Layton Christian Academy stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They breezed by Uintah at home to the tune of 86-48. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 55-28.
Layton Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Otavio Armani, who scored 16 points along with six assists. Alan Gballou was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with five steals and two blocks.
Mountain View has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Layton Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 15-2.
Tuesday's matchup is shaping up to be a scrappy match: Mountain View have been smashing the glass this season, having only averaged 25.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Layton Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 36.5 rebounds per game. Given Mountain View's sizeable advantage in that area, Layton Christian Academy will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
