Buena Vista suffered their closest defeat since February 21, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of the Monte Vista Pirates by a score of 54-51. The Demons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pirates apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2019.
Despite the loss, Buena Vista still got an impressive performance from Julian Lopez-Olsen, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds. Joe Bearss was another key player, going 5 for 6 en route to 14 points.
Monte Vista was led to victory by Alex Marquez and Azariah Hurtado. Marquez went 6 of 13 on his way to 19 points and three steals, while Hurtado dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Hurtado has scored at least a third of Monte Vista's points. Another player making a difference was Kaden Madrid, who posted ten points.
Demons
| 01/18/25 @ Monte Vista | 51-54 |
| 01/16/25 vs Colorado Springs Christian | 49-44 |
| 01/14/25 vs Sanford | 61-39 |
| 01/08/25 @ Florence | 53-43 |
| 12/21/24 vs Lamar | 39-52 |
The defeat snapped Buena Vista's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-2 record. As for Monte Vista, their victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Buena Vista has already played their next match, a 51-34 win against Woodland Park on the 22nd. As for Monte Vista, they will be playing at home against Bayfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Monte Vista is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.2 points per game this season.
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