Mountain View has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 49-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mesa Jackrabbits on Thursday. The Toros were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Jackrabbits earlier this season, when they won 52-46.
Mesa found their leader in freshman Taylor Morris, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 13 boards. With that strong performance, Morris is now averaging an impressive 2 steals per game. Charly Pacheco also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Mountain View's loss dropped their record down to 17-9. As for Mesa, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-10 record this season.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Mountain View will challenge Highland at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. As for Mesa, they will take on Hamilton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hamilton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.7 points per game this season.
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