If Chaparral was riding high fresh off their 66-26 takedown of Ponderosa last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Chaparral Wolverines received a blow on Friday as they fell 75-57 to the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles. The Wolverines were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Golden Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2024.
Lauren Thompson
| 12/03/24 vs Skyview | 14 |
| 02/07/25 @ Heritage | 11 |
| 12/13/24 @ Grand Junction Central | 11 |
| 02/21/25 @ Mountain Vista | 10 |
| 01/04/25 vs Doherty | 9 |
| + 18 more games |
Chaparral lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Lauren Thompson, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and ten rebounds. She has become a key player for Chaparral: the team is 6-1 when she posts at least eight boards, but 7-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jade Monroe, who went 5-for-10 to rack up 16 points.
Kennedy Spellman continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Mountain Vista, going 9-for-19 on her way to 33 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Spellman has scored at least a third of Mountain Vista's points. Leanna Rivera was another key player, going 5-for-8 en route to 14 points and seven boards.
Chaparral's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Mountain Vista, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-8.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Chaparral will take on Denver South at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Mountain Vista, they will face off against Cherokee Trail at 4:00 p.m. on March 1st. Cherokee Trail is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.3 points per game this season.
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