Chaparral and Mountain Vista squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Chaparral had to settle for second. They took a 71-57 bruising from the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles. The Wolverines have struggled against the Golden Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meetings.
Despite the loss, Chaparral saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Christian Williams went 10-for-21 to rack up 27 points. Another player making a difference was Luke Howery, who posted eight points and seven rebounds.
Leading Mountain Vista to victory were Cal Baskind and Oliver Junker. Baskind shot 59% from the field en route to 27 points, while Junker went 6-for-10 on his way to 17 points along with eight boards and four blocks. The contest was Baskind's fourth in a row with at least 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Rooney, who had five points.
Chaparral's defeat dropped their record down to 21-5. As for Mountain Vista, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Chaparral does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mountain Vista, they will head out to face off against Eaglecrest at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Eaglecrest comes in on 16 and Mountain Vista on five.
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