The Mountain View Mountain Lions are taking a road trip to take on the Timnath Cubs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Mountain View took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed by Greeley West to the tune of 95-44. The Mountain Lions' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
| 12/13/24 vs Greeley West | 21 |
| 12/05/23 vs Frederick | 8 |
| 02/12/24 @ Northridge | 7 |
| 01/11/24 vs Riverdale Ridge | 5 |
| 02/10/24 vs Loveland | 4 |
Mountain View's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cole Tonniges led the charge by going 9 of 13 en route to 21 points. Those 21 points gave Tonniges a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Strom, who went 7 for 12 on his way to 17 points and five steals.
Mountain View smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Timnath and Northridge faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Wednesday. Timnath took their contest with ease, bagging an 81-28 victory over Northridge. The Cubs pushed the score to 71-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Grizzlies had no chance of recovering from.
Mountain View's win ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-4. As for Timnath, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1.
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