Basketball Recap: Moses West Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Prairie View

There's no place like home for Mountain Range, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They walked away with a 71-60 victory over the Prairie View Thunderhawks on Tuesday. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Thunderhawks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mountain Range to victory, but perhaps none more so than Moses West, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and 13 boards. West's evening made it 14 games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Preston Brunton, who went 11-for-22 on his way to 26 points.

Mountain Range was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. They racked up six more assists than Prairie View's also-impressive total of 16.

When it comes to explaining why Prairie View lost, don't look at Kehinde Ojowa. Despite the final result, he posted 13 points and seven rebounds. Javon Brewton was another key player, putting up 16 points.

Mountain Range pushed their record up to 9-12 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.5 points over those games. As for Prairie View, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-10.

Coming up, Mountain Range will square off against Riverdale Ridge at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mountain Range knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Riverdale Ridge likes a good challenge. As for Prairie View, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 67-46 win against Northglenn on the 13th.