The Cienega Bobcats will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the Mountain View Mountain Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cienega knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Mountain View likes a good challenge.
If Cienega beats Mountain View with 83 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Cienega took down ALA - Queen Creek 83-68 on Saturday.
Cienega's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Evan Golembieski, who went 6 for 12 en route to 18 points plus six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Rodgers, who had ten points in addition to five assists and five steals.
Meanwhile, Mountain View hadn't done well against Buena recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Mountain View came out on top in a nail-biter against Buena , sneaking past 59-56. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Mountain Lions have posted since December 5, 2023.
Mountain View now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Cienega, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Cienega strolled past Mountain View when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 62-44. Does Cienega have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain View turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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