The Mountain Vista Golden Eagles had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They really took it to Douglas County for the full four quarters, racking up a 67-32 victory on the road. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Mountain Vista had established a 24 point advantage.
Mountain Vista was led to victory by Kennedy Spellman and Grace Roscoe. Spellman scored 23 points along with seven assists and two steals, while Roscoe dropped a double-double on 20 points and 14 rebounds. Spellman is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last eight games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kiarra Spellman, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
When it comes to explaining why Douglas County lost, one person who can't be blamed is Sofia Baldessari. Despite the final result, she almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds. Baldessari has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Delaney Whitaker, who scored 11 points.
Mountain Vista's win bumped their record up to 10-11. As for Douglas County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season.
Mountain Vista will challenge ThunderRidge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Vista is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 59.4 points per game this season. As for Douglas County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Highlands Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Douglas County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while Highlands Ranch is ranked 18th).
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