The Castle View Sabercats will take on the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Castle View turned things around against Heritage on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Eagles 54-25. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Sabercats have posted since December 18, 2024.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mountain Vista). They breezed by Ponderosa to the tune of 96-33 on Tuesday. The victory was familiar territory for the Golden Eagles who have now won three matchups in a row.
Castle View better keep an eye on Kennedy Spellman. She was instrumental in Mountain Vista's win, dropping a double-double on 42 points and ten boards. The game was Spellman's tenth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kiarra Spellman, who went 9 for 16 on her way to 24 points.
Mountain Vista was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ponderosa only racked up six assists.
Mountain Vista is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.4 points per game. As for Castle View, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-10.
Castle View strolled past Mountain Vista in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 51-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for Castle View 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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