Basketball Game Preview: Sierra Vista Mountain Lions vs. Rancho Rams
By Team Reports
Jan 29, 2025, 12:35am
Basketball Preview: Sierra Vista Mountain Lions vs. Rancho Rams
The Sierra Vista Mountain Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Rancho Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sierra Vista is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season.
Last Monday, Sierra Vista took their game with ease, bagging a 55-17 win over Silverado. Given the Mountain Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Skyhawks are ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Donnayja Gibson, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Avery Silvas, who posted six points along with six assists and five boards.
Sierra Vista was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, Rancho earned a 51-43 victory over Doral Academy Red Rock on Monday.
Rancho's win came from a few key players Sierra Vista will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Taylor Dagons, who had 23 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Claudia Vargas-Arellano, who put up 13 points.
Rancho now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Sierra Vista, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-9.
Sierra Vista was able to grind out a solid victory over Rancho in their previous matchup on January 7th, winning 56-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sierra Vista 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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