The Mountain View-Gotebo Tigers and the Carnegie Wildcats will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Mountain View-Gotebo is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 65 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Blair on Tuesday. They took a blow against the Broncos, falling 55-20.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Carnegie, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Lookeba-Sickles 46-43.
Carnegie's win came from a few key players Mountain View-Gotebo will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Uzziah Ahhaitty, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 15 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kevin Galvez, who posted nine points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
Mountain View-Gotebo's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Carnegie, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Mountain View-Gotebo might still be hurting after the 60-34 defeat they got from Carnegie in their previous matchup back in January. Thankfully for Mountain View-Gotebo, Jalen Wallace (who went 7 of 15 on his way to 21 points along with eight assists and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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