Kuna and Rocky Mountain are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2017, but not for long. The Kuna Kavemen will finish 2024 at home by hosting the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Rocky Mountain took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Kuna, who comes in off a win.
Kuna is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since January 3rd on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 56-36 margin over Mountain View. The Kavemen pushed the score to 50-26 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mavericks cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mountain lost to Timberline on the road by a 51-37 margin on Wednesday. The contest marked the Grizzlies' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Kuna will need focus on slowing down Campbell Wilson, one of several Rocky Mountain players who made an impact when they last played. She posted nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mckenzie Bybee, who put up 11 points and six rebounds.
Kuna pushed their record up to 4-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Rocky Mountain, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Kuna beat Rocky Mountain 48-40 when the teams last played back in November. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Rocky Mountain's Logan Sailors, who went 7 of 17 on her way to 21 points along with eight boards and three steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Kuna still be able to contain Sailors? There's only one way to find out.
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