After flying high against Skyline last Friday, Mesa came back down to earth. The Mesa Jackrabbits took a 70-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Red Mountain Mountain Lions on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mountain Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 54-43 two weeks ago.
Jakyi Miles
| 02/11/25 vs Red Mountain | 26 |
| 02/07/25 @ Skyline | 25 |
| 02/04/25 vs Dobson | 20 |
Mesa lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jakyi Miles, who went 6-for-10 from beyond the arc en route to 26 points and five rebounds. The matchup was his third in a row with at least 20 points. Jarren Galarza was another key player, going 7-for-14 to rack up 17 points.
Even though they lost, Mesa was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Red Mountain's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gage Lindsey, who went 13-for-18 on his way to 28 points and seven boards. The dominant performance gave Lindsey a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Travon Darby, who went 8-for-11 en route to 22 points.
Mesa's record is now 18-6. As for Red Mountain, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 19-5.
Mesa has already played their next contest, a 70-64 defeat against Mountain View on the 13th. As for Red Mountain, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 64-24 victory against Westwood on the 12th.
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