Basketball Recap: Mica Mountain Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Mica Mountain, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They took down the Walden Grove Red Wolves 71-55 on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for the Thunderbolts, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

When it comes to explaining why Walden Grove lost, don't look at Mitchel Collins. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards. Those nine rebounds gave Collins a new career-high. Malachi Kuti George was another key player, putting up six points and six boards.

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Previous 4 Games (Home)

01/21/25 vs Walden Grove	71-55
01/13/25 vs Eastmark	83-56
12/19/24 vs Sunnyside	93-73
12/17/24 vs Rio Rico	79-43

Mica Mountain's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.5 points per game. As for Walden Grove, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-10 record this season.

Mica Mountain didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 73-60 win against Ironwood Ridge on the 23rd. As for Walden Grove, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Salpointe Catholic at 7:00 p.m. Walden Grove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.7 points per game this season.