Mountain View is 1-9 against Greeley Central since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mountain View Mountain Lions will head out to take on the Greeley Central Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Mountain View is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Northridge and fell 53-26. 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 235th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 90th).
Izzy Tonniges
| 02/18/25 vs Northridge | 60% |
| 02/04/25 vs Timnath | 50% |
| 01/28/25 vs Severance | 50% |
| 12/07/24 vs The Academy | 43% |
| 01/24/25 vs Silver Creek | 40% |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Izzy Tonniges, who posted seven points and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in field goal percentage (60%). Another player making a difference was Mckayla Bradley, who put up eight points and six boards.
Meanwhile, Greeley Central lost to Northridge on the road by a 52-38 margin on Friday. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mountain View will have to keep a close watch on Aaniya Davis and Madison Sepeda, a pair of players who had a big impact on Greeley Central's prior game. Davis went 5-for-12 en route to 14 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals, while Sepeda scored ten points and five steals. Davis is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last eight games she's played.
Even though they lost, Greeley Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Greeley Central now has a losing record of 10-11. As for Mountain View, their record now sits at 5-17.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Mountain View has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 29.1 boards per game. However, it's not like Greeley Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.2 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Mountain View suffered a grim 63-42 defeat to Greeley Central in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sepeda, who went 16-for-33 on her way to 41 points. Now that Mountain View knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
