It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Highlands Ranch Falcons face off against the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday... The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Highlands Ranch has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Mountain Vista will arrive with three straight wins.
On Friday, Highlands Ranch came up short against Douglas County and fell 70-58.
Meanwhile, Mountain Vista got the win against Castle View on Friday by a conclusive 80-54. The Golden Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 25 points or more this season.
Highlands Ranch better keep an eye on Cal Baskind. He was instrumental in Mountain Vista's win, going 10 for 16 en route to 25 points. The game was Baskind's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Oliver Junker, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 17 boards.
Mountain Vista smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Mountain Vista has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.2 points. As for Highlands Ranch, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Highlands Ranch ended up a good deal behind Mountain Vista in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, losing 65-46. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Baskind, who went 8 of 14 on his way to 18 points in addition to seven assists and six rebounds. Now that Highlands Ranch knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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