The Intermountain Christian Lions will venture away from home to face off against the Mount Vernon Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses apiece.
Last Friday, Intermountain Christian lost to Vanguard Academy at home by a 61-47 margin.
Despite their defeat, Intermountain Christian saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Noah Furze, who went 7 for 17 on his way to 17 points, was perhaps the best of all. Noah Hillaker was another key player, putting up 18 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Mount Vernon played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 91-23 loss at the hands of Merit Preparatory Academy. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 51-5.
They got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Robert Wharton and Andre Hernandez, who each put up nine points. Mustafa Jalili held things down on the boards with ten rebounds. He took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Mount Vernon's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Intermountain Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Intermountain Christian has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 23.9 boards per game. However, it's not like Mount Vernon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 20.6 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Intermountain Christian was dealt a bruising 64-35 defeat at the hands of Mount Vernon in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Intermountain Christian was down 43-14.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
