Mountain View Christian Academy is on a three-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Paw Paw a five-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Mountain View Christian Academy Conquerors will be home for the holidays to greet the Paw Paw Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Mountain View Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, things could have been worse for Mountain View Christian Academy, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 43-25 loss to Massanutten Military Academy. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Mountain View Christian Academy has scored all season.
Despite the loss, Mountain View Christian Academy had strong showings from Devin Michael, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds, and Gaven Vaughn, who scored five points. The match was Michael's fourth in a row with at least ten points.
Even though they lost, Mountain View Christian Academy were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Paw Paw didn't have too much trouble with Salisbury Elk Lick at home on Wednesday as they won 66-48.
Paw Paw's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Donavan Tanouye led the charge by dropping a double-double on ten points and 14 rebounds. The matchup was Tanouye's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Greyson Corbett, who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds.
Mountain View Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Paw Paw, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Mountain View Christian Academy have been smashing the glass this season, having only averaged 25.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Paw Paw struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 20.3 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mountain View Christian Academy might still be hurting after the 55-33 defeat they got from Paw Paw in their previous meeting last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tanouye, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten steals. Now that Mountain View Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
