Two dominant guards in ZyMir Martin and MJ Patton are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Mount View Golden Knights will take on the Summit Christian Academy Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Mount View is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Wyoming East just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They had to suffer through a 79-35 loss at the hands of the Warriors. The contest marked the Golden Knights' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Summit Christian Academy came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Bob Jones Academy by a score of 80-73. 80 seems to be a good number for the Falcons as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Summit Christian Academy's win came from a few key players Mount View will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Patton, who went 9 for 15 en route to 23 points along with eight assists and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Patton, who went 10 of 17 on his way to 26 points and five assists.
Summit Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.7 points per game. As for Mount View, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Mount View ended up a good deal behind Summit Christian Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2024, losing 62-47. Can Mount View avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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