The Mountain Vista Golden Eagles waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins but they left with three. They walked away with a 64-54 win over Ponderosa. That's another feather in the cap for Mountain Vista, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Grace Roscoe continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 19 rebounds. She hasn't dropped below 12 rebounds for six straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Spellman, who scored 15 points along with three steals.
Ponderosa's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Maddison Neale, who shot 5-for-9 from deep and dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds, and Shae Heiden who scored 18 points. That was a full 44.4% of Ponderosa's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Ponderosa struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Mountain Vista pulled down 22 offensive rebounds.
Mountain Vista's victory bumped their record up to 9-11. As for Ponderosa, they dropped their record down to 5-16 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mountain Vista will challenge Douglas County at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mountain Vista has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 291 points over their last four games. Ponderosa's road trip will continue as they head out to face Legend at 5:30 p.m. on February 13th. Legend has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 550 points over their last eight contests.
