Mountain Vista had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They enjoyed a cozy 85-69 win over the Corner Canyon Chargers on Thursday.
Mountain Vista had a senior duo take command as Oliver Junker dropped a double-double with 22 points and 14 rebounds and Hudson Rooney went 7-for-11 en route to 24 points and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Nichols, who shot 83% from the field on his way to 13 points.
Mountain Vista was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. They racked up ten more assists than Corner Canyon's also-impressive total of 16.
Corner Canyon lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Tyler Mortensen, who posted 18 points and four steals. Mortensen is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Josh Tolman, who went 6-for-14 to rack up 21 points and three steals.
Corner Canyon's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-3.
Mountain Vista didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-43 defeat against American Fork on the 5th. As for Corner Canyon, they have also already played their next contest, a 70-48 victory against Rock Canyon on the 5th.
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