Greeley Central was the 50-33 winner over Mountain View when they last played one another back in November of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Greeley Central Wildcats lost 75-49 to the Mountain View Mountain Lions on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Mountain Lions are ranked 129th).
01/21/25 @ Mountain View | 5 |
01/18/25 @ Skyline | 7 |
01/14/25 vs Northridge | 7 |
01/10/25 @ Wellington | 8 |
01/07/25 vs Roosevelt | 9 |
Greeley Central's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Daniel Martinez, who posted 14 points along with six boards and five steals, and Neamiah Carrillo, who went 6 for 13 en route to 15 points. Martinez has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 17 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kevin Tanabanu, who put up four points.
Mountain View's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tyson Mares-Benz, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Tonniges, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 14 points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Greeley Central and nudges their season record down to 4-8. As for Mountain View, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-6.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Severance the next time they take the court. Greeley Central will host Severance at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, while Mountain View will host them at 7:00 p.m. on January 28th.
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