After flying high against Pueblo on Friday, Mountain View came back down to earth. The Mountain View Mountain Lions took a 59-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cholla Chargers on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Mountain Lions of the 75-65 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
Mountain View lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Isaiah Romero, who had 15 points. Another player making a difference was Jayce Cramblit, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Cyree Jenkins had a dynamite game for Cholla, going 8 for 12 en route to 21 points plus seven rebounds and three steals. Jenkins is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season. Michael Payne was another key player, going 8 for 17 en route to 18 points plus three steals.
Mountain View now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Cholla, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Mountain View has already played their next matchup, a 78-38 victory against Agua Fria on the 30th. As for Cholla, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 73-65 win against Nogales on the 29th.
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