Mountain View and Copper Hills faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Thursday. The Mountain View Bruins took a 62-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Copper Hills Grizzlies. The matchup marked the Bruins' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Brennan Olsen
| 12/12/24 vs Copper Hills | 20 |
| 12/06/24 vs Cedar Valley | 12 |
| 12/04/24 @ Snow Canyon | 6 |
| 11/26/24 @ Cyprus | 16 |
| 11/22/24 vs Cedar | 20 |
Mountain View's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brennan Olsen, who went 9 of 11 on his way to 20 points. With that strong performance, Olsen is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Hair, who posted 11 points and three blocks.
Even though they lost, Mountain View was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Copper Hills only posted nine assists.
Copper Hills' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Isaiah Reiser led the charge by going 6 of 14 on his way to 20 points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Ormond, who put up 12 points and five assists.
Mountain View's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Copper Hills, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Mountain View didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-42 defeat against Skyridge on the 13th. As for Copper Hills, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 74-66 victory against Crimson Cliffs on the 13th.
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