On Wednesday, Regis Jesuit faced Mountain Vista in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Regis Jesuit Raiders were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 56-55 to the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Golden Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Several Raiders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Eric Fiedler, who posted 19 points along with six boards and three steals. That's the most steals Fiedler has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Dickinson, who had 16 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.
Even though they lost, Regis Jesuit smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Leading Mountain Vista to victory were Cal Baskind and Oliver Junker. Baskind went 6-for-12 to rack up 16 points, while Junker almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine boards. Baskind's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Brandon Matchem iii, who scored 11 points.
Regis Jesuit's loss dropped their record down to 15-5. As for Mountain Vista, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Regis Jesuit has already played their next matchup, an 82-74 defeat against Valor Christian on the 14th. As for Mountain Vista, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-58 loss against ThunderRidge on the 14th.
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