If Mesa Verde was riding high fresh off their 64-16 takedown of Highlands last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mesa Verde Mavericks fell just short of the Vacaville Christian Falcons by a score of 27-25 on Friday. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mavericks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 33-25 back in January.
Mesa Verde lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jaiden Alexander, who posted 12 points. That was a full 48% of Mesa Verde's points, marking the third time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points.
Vacaville Christian found their leader in freshman Elena Vizcay, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 boards. Vizcay is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Danielle Ruff, who went 5 for 11 en route to 11 points and five rebounds.
Mesa Verde's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Vacaville Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mesa Verde will venture away from home to face off against Rio Vista at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mesa Verde's defense has only allowed 28.6 points per game this season, so Rio Vista's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Vacaville Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against San Juan at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Vacaville Christian is facing San Juan at the right time seeing as San Juan is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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