This season hasn't been kind to the Mountain View Christian Saints, who are still winless after their fifth game. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 19-18 to Sandy Valley. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Mountain View Christian in their matchups with Sandy Valley: they've now lost four in a row.
Several Saints players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Angela Fernandez, who scored seven points. Fernandez scored a full 38.9% of Mountain View Christian's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ariadna Carranza Hernandez, who scored five points.
Mountain View Christian bumped their record down to 0-5 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 19.1 points per game. As for Sandy Valley, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mountain View Christian will take on Pahranagat Valley at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Sandy Valley, they will be playing at home against Indian Springs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Indian Springs is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
