Spring Mountain is 7-0 against the Knights since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Spring Mountain Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Round Mountain Knights at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Spring Mountain scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Indian Springs 64-30 on the road. That 34 point margin sets a new team best for Spring Mountain this season.
Meanwhile, Round Mountain earned a 60-52 victory over the Leopards on Tuesday.
Nick Scraper had a dynamite game for Round Mountain, scoring 21 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Scraper has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Marquez Zamora, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 rebounds.
Spring Mountain's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 26.3 points. As for Round Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Spring Mountain came out on top in a nail-biter against the Knights when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 57-55. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Round Mountain's Blake Bullington, who scored 31 points along with six steals and five rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Spring Mountain still be able to contain Bullington? There's only one way to find out.
