Mountain View came up into this matchup off a tough 34-point defeat last Wednesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Stafford Indians by a score of 58-56 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Wildcats have suffered against the Indians since January 15, 2021.
Jackson Wallace was his usual excellent self, going 8 for 20 en route to 26 points in addition to five assists and five steals for Stafford. That makes it three consecutive games in which Wallace has scored at least a third of Stafford's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zion Bacchus, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 14 points.
Mountain View's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Stafford, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-8.
Mountain View and Stafford could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings. Mountain View (ranked 276th) will meet Massaponax (ranked 122nd) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Stafford will challenge Colonial Forge at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday down 203 places (284 vs. 81).
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