Mountain Vista is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Monarch is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mountain Vista Golden Eagles will take on the Monarch Coyotes at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mountain Vista has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 979 points over their last 13 contests.
With a playoff game on the line, Mountain Vista rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with a 92-68 victory. Mountain Vista's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Mountain Vista got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Oliver Junker out in front who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 24 rebounds. Junker has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last 11 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jacob Hoefs, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 assists.
Meanwhile, even though Denver South scored an imposing 67 points on Wednesday, Monarch still came out on top. Monarch secured a 73-67 W over Denver South.
It was another big night for Van Nellessen, who dropped a double-double on 31 points and 15 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Graham Johnson, who scored 17 points.
Mountain Vista's victory bumped their record up to 20-4. As for Monarch, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Mountain Vista took their victory against Monarch when the teams last played back in March of 2021 by a conclusive 70-49. Will Mountain Vista repeat their success, or does Monarch have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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