It was a proper cat-fight when Unity Reed duked it out withMountain View on Saturday. The Unity Reed Lions took a 65-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountain View Wildcats. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (59), the Lions still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Unity Reed still got an impressive performance from Ralph Oshokoya, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. Oshokoya is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Russell Robinson was another key player, posting 11 points.
Even though they lost, Unity Reed smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Mountain View's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cooper Konetschni, who went 7 for 15 en route to 24 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Konetschni has scored at least a third of Mountain View's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Gordon, who scored seven points in addition to eight rebounds and five steals.
Unity Reed now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Mountain View, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Unity Reed will take on Freedom at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Unity Reed's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Mountain View, they will venture away from home to take on Massaponax at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain View is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.5 points per game this season.
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