Having just played yesterday, the Wellington Eagles will get right back to it and host the Mountain View Mountain Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wellington is looking for their season's first victory.
Fans were treated to a Battle of the Eagles on Thursday. Wellington took a blow against Liberty Common, falling 76-48. While losing is never fun, Wellington can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 335th, while Liberty Common is ranked 61st).
Meanwhile, Mountain View was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 52-47 to Roosevelt. The Mountain Lions were up 31-12 in the second quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Wellington will have to contain Cole Tonniges as he made an impact in Mountain View's last game. He almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Dylan Garland, who posted 12 points and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Mountain View and nudges their season record down to 11-9. As for Wellington, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-19.
Wellington was dealt a bruising 73-23 loss at the hands of Mountain View when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tonniges, who almost dropped a double-double with 24 points and nine boards. Now that Wellington knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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