The Mountainside Mavericks will challenge the Westview Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mountainside has six straight wins, Westview has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Mountainside blew past Tigard, posting a 62-28 victory. The Mavericks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 22 points or more this season.
Mountainside had a senior duo take command as Berlynn Carlson almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards and Kylie Fisher went 7 of 13 on her way to 17 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabel (Izzy) Shandy, who posted nine points.
Mountainside was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Westview didn't have quite enough to beat Liberty on Friday and fell 47-45. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 210th, while the Falcons are ranked 83rd).
Mountainside is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points per game. As for Westview, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
Mountainside came up short against Westview in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 45-32. Can Mountainside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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