Even though the Skyline Falcons scored an imposing 63 points on Tuesday, the Mountain View Mountain Lions still came out on top. Mountain View escaped with a win against Skyline by the margin of a single free throw, 64-63. That's another feather in the cap for Mountain View, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mountain View to victory, but perhaps none more so than Grayson Morby, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Morby has scored all season. Carsen Kissinger was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
Skyline's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Diego Kheng, who scored 15 points along with five assists and four steals. Kheng has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Talan Starcevich, who scored ten points along with two steals.
The win made it two in a row for Mountain View and bumps their season record up to 10-12. As for Skyline, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Mountain View will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Thompson Valley at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Thompson Valley's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 11 matches. As for Skyline, their homestand continues as they prepare to take on Fort Morgan at 7:00 p.m. on February 15th. Fort Morgan is coming into the contest with ten straight losses on the road, meaning Skyline will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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