After both having extra time off, the Vista PEAK Prep Bison and the Fruita Monument Wildcats will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vista PEAK Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58 points per game this season.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Vista PEAK Prep turned things around against Palmer last Saturday. They breezed by the Terrors to the tune of 83-31. Given the Bison's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Terrors are ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Vista PEAK Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ava Eltzroth, who went 6 for 7 from beyond the arc on her way to 18 points and three steals. Knakai Starks was another key player, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 15 boards.
Vista PEAK Prep was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Fruita Monument's good fortune finally ran out last Saturday. They lost to Air Academy at home by a 66-50 margin.
Vista PEAK Prep's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Fruita Monument, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Vista PEAK Prep and Fruita Monument were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in January of 2020, but Vista PEAK Prep came up empty-handed after a 50-49 loss. Can Vista PEAK Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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