Preview: Regis Jesuit Raiders vs. Mountain Vista Golden Eagles
Regis Jesuit is 7-1 against Mountain Vista since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Regis Jesuit Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Regis Jesuit has three straight victories, Mountain Vista has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Regis Jesuit stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past Rock Canyon 73-48. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Regis Jesuit has posted against Rock Canyon since January 17, 2017.
Regis Jesuit's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Coryn Watts, who scored 19 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. Watts is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hana Belibi, who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Mountain Vista came up short against Chaparral on Friday and fell 62-50. While losing is never fun, Mountain Vista can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while Chaparral is ranked 25th).
Regis Jesuit is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Mountain Vista, their loss was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 5-7.
Regis Jesuit strolled past Mountain Vista when the teams last played back in January of 2023 by a score of 72-55. Will Regis Jesuit repeat their success, or does Mountain Vista have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
