If Rock Canyon was feeling good fresh off their 78-48 takedown of Douglas County last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rock Canyon Jaguars took an 82-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles on Friday. The Jaguars were down 54-32 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Jacob David
| 02/07/25 @ Mountain Vista | 26 |
| 02/04/25 @ Douglas County | 24 |
| 01/31/25 vs ThunderRidge | 24 |
Despite the loss, Rock Canyon saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jacob David went 8 for 20 to rack up 26 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. David has been hot recently, having posted 24 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kasen Lehman, who posted 16 points along with six boards and five assists.
Leading Mountain Vista to victory were Cal Baskind and Oliver Junker. Baskind went 8 of 16 en route to 20 points and five steals, while Junker went 8 for 9 on his way to 20 points and six rebounds. What's more, Junker also posted a 89% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Wes Baskind, who went 5 of 8 to rack up 11 points and seven boards.
Rock Canyon now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Mountain Vista, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rock Canyon will square off against Legend at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Rock Canyon's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight contests. As for Mountain Vista, they will take on Regis Jesuit at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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