It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Mountain View Bruins had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They pulled ahead with a 68-67 photo finish over the Reds. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Mountain View's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Bryce Mella, who scored 32 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Mella has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Conner Fairbanks, who scored 19 points along with five assists and four steals.
Cedar lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Landon Kreitzer, who scored 20 points. Another player making a difference was Easton Albrecht, who scored 11 points along with six assists and three steals.
He wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Cedar were working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Mountain View's win bumped their record up to 15-9. As for Cedar, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-20.
Mountain View will face off against Snow Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Snow Canyon knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past eight contests -- so hopefully Mountain View likes a good challenge. Cedar does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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