Mountain Vista and ThunderRidge are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. The Mountain Vista Golden Eagles will square off against the ThunderRidge Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Mountain Vista's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Mountain Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Regis Jesuit, who was ranked seventh at the time (Mountain Vista was ranked ninth). Mountain Vista slipped by Regis Jesuit 56-55 on Wednesday. The Golden Eagles haven't had any issues with the Raiders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Cal Baskind
| 02/12/25 vs Regis Jesuit | 50% |
| 02/07/25 vs Rock Canyon | 50% |
| 02/04/25 vs Legend | 62% |
| 01/31/25 vs Douglas County | 64% |
| 01/28/25 @ Highlands Ranch | 52% |
| + 6 more games |
Mountain Vista relied on the efforts of Cal Baskind, who went 6-for-12 on his way to 16 points, and Oliver Junker, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds. Baskind is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 47% in the last 11 games he's played. Brandon Matchem iii was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Meanwhile, ThunderRidge entered their tilt with Heritage on Wednesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They strolled past the Eagles with points to spare, taking the game 76-60.
Mountain Vista pushed their record up to 16-4 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for ThunderRidge, their victory bumped their record up to 15-5.
Mountain Vista didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against ThunderRidge in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 91-85 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Vista since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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