Conifer has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They had to suffer through a 89-28 loss at the hands of the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles. The Lobos were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 69-16.
When it comes to explaining why Conifer lost on Monday, don't look at Dylan Warner. Despite the final result, he posted five points.
Mountain Vista's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carlos Arocho, who earned eight points along with six steals and five assists. The dominant performance gave Arocho a new career-high in steals. Jasper Morris also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Conifer's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Mountain Vista, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
Conifer will challenge Littleton at 6:30 p.m. on January 22nd. Littleton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.5 points per game this season. As for Mountain Vista, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 69-66 defeat against Eaglecrest on the 14th.
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