Basketball Game Recap: Mountain View Mountain Lions vs. Thompson Valley Eagles

By Team Reports Feb 16, 2024, 9:31am

Recap: Mountain View Mountain Lions vs. Thompson Valley Eagles

The Mountain View Mountain Lions lost against the Thompson Valley Eagles back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Mountain View took a 60-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Thompson Valley.

Mountain View lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Dylan Garland, who scored 14 points along with two steals and two blocks. Tyson Mares-Benz was another key contributor, scoring four points along with 11 rebounds and two blocks.

Thompson Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brady Kennison led the charge by scoring 22 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Kennison is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Manzani, who scored 22 points along with seven rebounds.

Mountain View dropped their record down to 10-13 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. That rough patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.7 points per game. As for Thompson Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.

Mountain View does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Thompson Valley also has no future games currently scheduled.

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