The Rocky Mountain Prep SMART Ocelotls will square off against the DSST: College View Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Rocky Mountain Prep SMART came up short against Lincoln on Friday, falling 65-41. The Ocelotls have struggled against the Lancers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Loss or not, Rocky Mountain Prep SMART got some senior leadership from Emmanuel Rodriguez-Gonzalez and Xavier Galvan. Rodriguez-Gonzalez posted 17 points along with six boards and three steals, while Galvan put up 17 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. That was a full 41.5% of Rocky Mountain Prep SMART's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, DSST: College View made easy work of Lincoln on Monday and carried off a 55-34 victory. The Wolves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Rocky Mountain Prep SMART better focus on containing Isaias Tomita and Josue Tomita as the pair were huge in DSST: College View's win. Isaias almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine steals, while Josue went 7 for 11 on his way to 20 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. Isaias is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least seven every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Sosa, who had six points in addition to ten boards and seven assists.
DSST: College View's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. As for Rocky Mountain Prep SMART, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Rocky Mountain Prep SMART has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 24.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like DSST: College View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.9 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Rocky Mountain Prep SMART came up short against DSST: College View in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 55-50. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tomita, who earned 18 points along with seven assists and seven steals. Now that Rocky Mountain Prep SMART 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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