Preview: ThunderRidge Grizzlies vs. Mountain Vista Golden Eagles
Two dominant guards in Charlie Spann and Cal Baskind are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The ThunderRidge Grizzlies will head out on the road to take on the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. ThunderRidge is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
Last Friday, ThunderRidge faced Regis Jesuit in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went ThunderRidge's way against Regis Jesuit as ThunderRidge made off with a 65-45 victory. ThunderRidge pushed the score to 45-24 by the end of the third, a deficit Regis Jesuit cut but never quite recovered from.
ThunderRidge can attribute much of their success to Tommy Wight, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds, and Andrew Crawford, who scored 17 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists. Drew Paine was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with nine rebounds and two blocks.
Meanwhile, even though Douglas County scored an imposing 71 points on Tuesday, Mountain Vista still came out on top. Mountain Vista managed a 75-71 victory over Douglas County. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mountain Vista.
It was another big night for Oliver Junker, who almost dropped a triple-double on 24 points, 15 rebounds, and nine blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Baskind, who scored 18 points along with three steals and two blocks.
ThunderRidge's win bumped their record up to 18-4. As for Mountain Vista, their win bumped their record up to an identical 18-4.
ThunderRidge came up short against Mountain Vista in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 103-99. Can ThunderRidge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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