Mountain View was the 55-43 winner over Berthoud when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Mountain View Mountain Lions were outmatched by the Berthoud Spartans and fell 76-37. While losing is never fun, the Mountain Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Spartans are ranked 13th).
Mountain View lost on Thursday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Marlene Carrillo, who posted six points and six boards.
Mountain Lions
| 12/19/24 vs Berthoud | 37-76 |
| 12/17/24 @ Timnath | 17-70 |
Even though they lost, Mountain View smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive matches.
Berthoud was led to victory by Avery Pfohl and Sofia Sigg. Pfohl went 8 of 13 on her way to 20 points along with five boards and four steals, while Sigg went 7 of 9 on her way to 16 points and three steals. Pfohl has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Strait, who went 6 of 9 on her way to 13 points and three steals.
Mountain View now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Berthoud, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Mountain View didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 67-47 loss against Loveland on the 20th. As for Berthoud, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 59-44 victory against Greeley Central on the 20th.
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