After losing to Greeley Central the last time they met, Mountain View decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Mountain View Mountain Lions were the clear victor by a 75-49 margin over the Greeley Central Wildcats on Tuesday. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Mountain Lions had established a 20 point advantage.
Mountain View's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tyson Mares-Benz, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Cole Tonniges was another key player, going 6 for 10 on his way to 14 points along with seven boards and three steals.
Greeley Central's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Daniel Martinez, who posted 14 points in addition to six rebounds and five steals, and Neamiah Carrillo, who went 6 of 13 en route to 15 points. Martinez is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 17 games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Kevin Tanabanu, who had four points.
Mountain View is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points per game. As for Greeley Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-8.
Coincidentally, Mountain View and Greeley Central will both be playing Severance the next time they take the court. Greeley Central will host Severance at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, while Mountain View will host them at 7:00 p.m. on January 28th.
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