Desert Hills is on a three-game streak of home losses, Mountain View a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Wednesday. The Desert Hills Thunder will host the Mountain View Bruins at 7:00 p.m. Desert Hills has insisted on making their last three contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 0-3 during that stretch of close contests.
Desert Hills fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Dixie on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 59-58 to the Flyers.
Jack Openshaw
| 02/07/25 @ Dixie | 24 |
| 01/31/25 vs Crimson Cliffs | 22 |
| 12/20/24 vs Hurricane | 19 |
| 01/24/25 @ Cedar | 15 |
| 12/04/24 vs Richfield | 15 |
Despite their loss, Desert Hills saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jack Openshaw, who went 8 of 13 to rack up 24 points, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance gave Openshaw a new career-high in points. Mason Rasmussen was another key player, putting up 11 points and eight boards.
Meanwhile, Mountain View came up short against Provo on Friday and fell 74-67.
Like Mountain View, they lost despite seeing results from several players. Coleman Pearson led the charge by scoring 19 points. Pearson continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kevin Lewis, who posted 15 points and five rebounds.
Mountain View's defeat dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Desert Hills, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Desert Hills has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 24.4 boards per game. However, it's not like Mountain View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 23.8 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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