Mountain View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 68-60 to the Casa Grande Cougars. The Mountain Lions were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Cougars earlier this season, when they won 57-40.
When it comes to explaining why Mountain View lost, don't look at Isaiah Romero. Despite the final result, he went 12 for 24 on his way to 33 points and three steals. That was a full 55% of Mountain View's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jayce Cramblit, who earned six points along with eight boards and six steals.
Casa Grande was led to victory by Dewayne Haygood and Alex Antone. Haygood almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds, while Antone went 8 of 16 to rack up 18 points in addition to six boards and four steals. The dominant performance gave Antone a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Lewis, who put up eight points and three steals.
Mountain View now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Casa Grande, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Mountain View didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 82-51 victory against Vista Grande on the 6th. As for Casa Grande, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 64-55 loss against Catalina Foothills on the 6th.
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