The Mountain View Mountain Lions pushed their score all the way to 56 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Niwot 62-56. Mountain View was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Niwot apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January.
Mountain View lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Tyson Mares-Benz, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. Mares-Benz is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last five games he's played. Keegan Amans was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Rohit Das had an outrageously good game for Niwot as he scored 26 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Das has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brighton Langenegger, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds.
Mountain View's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-11. As for Niwot, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-15.
Mountain View will be playing at home against Loveland at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Mountain View knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Loveland likes a good challenge. Niwot is on the road again on Monday and plays Skyline at 7:00 p.m. on February 12th. Niwot has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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