Basketball Recap: Northridge Snags Fifth Win in Last Six Games

Sophia Carbajal

Points

02/18/25 @ Mountain View	22
02/14/25 vs Greeley Central	18
02/10/25 @ Weld Central	15
02/07/25 @ Wellington	26

Northridge had won two straight road games and Sophia Carbajal did her part to make it three on Tuesday. The Northridge Grizzlies blew past the Mountain View Mountain Lions 53-26 thanks to Carbajal, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and 17 boards. Her evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points.

Several Mountain Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Izzy Tonniges, who posted seven points and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Tonniges a new career-high in field goal percentage (60%). Mckayla Bradley was another key player, putting up eight points and six boards.

Northridge has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.5 points over those games. As for Mountain View, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-17.

Looking ahead, Northridge will host Severance at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Severance has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Mountain View, they are taking a road trip to square off against Greeley Central at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.