Mountain Home and Middleton squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Mountain Home had to settle for second. They took a 60-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Middleton Vikings. The Tigers were not able to make up for their loss to the Vikings from their previous meeting back in February of 2019.
Zoey Blackwell was her usual excellent self, going 9-for-18 on her way to 23 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals for Middleton. Blackwell has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 14 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Miley Steele, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine boards.
Mountain Home's defeat dropped their record down to 20-5. As for Middleton, the victory (which was their 21st in a row) raised their record to 25-1.
Coming up, Mountain Home and Blackfoot will face off at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Blackfoot is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.7 points per game this season. As for Middleton, they and Pocatello will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Middleton knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 16 matchups -- so hopefully Pocatello likes a good challenge.
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