The Mountain Vista Golden Eagles struggled with assists on Saturday (the Air Academy Kadets had 14 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Mountain Vista was dealt a 75-46 defeat at the hands of Air Academy. While losing is never fun, Mountain Vista can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while Air Academy is ranked tenth).
When it comes to explaining why Mountain Vista lost, one person who can't be blamed is Grace Roscoe. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 16 points and 15 rebounds. Roscoe is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down 12 or more in the last nine games she's played. Kennedy Spellman was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Air Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tatyonna Brown, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Brown hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for eight straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Caitlin Kramer, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and six assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Mountain Vista and nudges their season record down to 10-13. As for Air Academy, the victory (which was their 16th in a row) raised their record to 22-1.
Mountain Vista will head out on the road to take on Horizon at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Horizon is coming into the matchup with 11 straight victories at home, so Mountain Vista is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Air Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face Widefield at 5:30 p.m. on February 20th. Widefield is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
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