The Casa Grande Cougars will face off against the Mountain View Mountain Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Casa Grande has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Casa Grande is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 83-35 victory over Vista Grande. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Mountain View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 68-63 heartbreaker at the hands of Maricopa.
Casa Grande will have to contain Isaiah Romero as he made an impact in Mountain View's last game. He went 12 for 28 en route to 31 points along with five boards and three steals. Romero is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played. Joaquin Meek was another key player, going 7 of 16 on his way to 17 points.
Casa Grande has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.9 points per game. As for Mountain View, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Casa Grande ended up a good deal behind Mountain View when the teams last played two weeks ago, losing 57-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Romero, who posted 21 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. Now that Casa Grande knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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