The Red Mountain Mountain Lions had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.3 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They walked away with a 44-36 victory over Mesa. This was payback for Red Mountain, who suffered a 44-32 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Red Mountain was led to victory by Macy Johnson and Payton Westra. Johnson scored 11 points along with six rebounds, while Westra scored six points along with 16 rebounds. Westra hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for four straight games. Makaia Jenkins was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with two steals.
When it comes to explaining why Mesa lost, one person who can't be blamed is Camille Higginbothan. Despite the final result, she scored 15 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Marlee Straub, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds and five steals.
Red Mountain pushed their record up to 18-5 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.2 points per game. As for Mesa, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-10.
Red Mountain and Westwood will face off at 7:00 p.m. on January 30th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Red Mountain is facing Westwood at the right time seeing as Westwood is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Mesa, they and Mountain View will face off at 7:00 p.m. on January 30th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Mountain View has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last five games.
