Mountain View hasn't had much luck against Dacula recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Mountain View Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Dacula Falcons at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mountain View is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game on Tuesday. They took a 47-31 bruising from Discovery. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 426th, while the Titans are ranked 175th).
Meanwhile, Dacula came up short against Buford on Tuesday and fell 54-41. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Wolves recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Mountain View will have to keep a close watch on Jaliyah Benefield and Kodi Highshaw, a pair of players who had a big impact on Dacula's prior game. Benefield posted 17 points and four steals, while Highshaw almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 boards. Benefield's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazmyn Bridges, who scored five points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Dacula smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
Mountain View's record is now 1-23. As for Dacula, their record is now 10-13.
Mountain View took a serious blow against Dacula in their previous matchup back in January, falling 67-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Benefield, who shot 4-for-6 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 25 points and 12 boards. Now that Mountain View knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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