The Mountain Vista Golden Eagles and the Smoky Hill Buffaloes squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles had to settle for second. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 63-62 to the Buffaloes. Mountain Vista's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Mountain Vista still got an impressive performance from Oliver Junker, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 14 rebounds. Junker is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last 13 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Hoefs, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Smoky Hill to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lorenzo Contreras, who scored 15 points along with six assists and three steals. Another player making a difference was Carter Basquez, who scored 17 points along with three steals and two blocks.
Mountain Vista's loss dropped their record down to 21-5. As for Smoky Hill, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 20-6.
Mountain Vista does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Smoky Hill is on the road again on Friday and plays Valor Christian at 7:15 p.m. on March 8th. One thing working in Valor Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six games.
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