Vail Mountain is on a three-game streak of home wins, while De Beque is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Vail Mountain Gore Rangers will take on the De Beque Dragons at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Vail Mountain got the win against West Grand by a conclusive 49-23. With Vail Mountain ahead 30-10 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Vail Mountain had a senior duo take command as Christian Mills scored eight points and Trevor Donovan scored eight points.
Meanwhile, De Beque beat Hayden 51-40 on Saturday.
De Beque's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Burke Largent led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Graham, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 rebounds.
De Beque's lineup was just a bit different on Saturday as Wyatt Carman got a bit more time on the court (31 vs. his season average of 13.31). Carman made the most of the opportunity, scoring five points along with seven rebounds. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Vail Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 11-5. As for De Beque, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Vail Mountain couldn't quite finish off De Beque in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 and fell 43-40. Will Vail Mountain have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
