Longmont has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They received a blow on Friday as they fell 69-54 to the Mead Mavericks. The Trojans were down 50-27 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Longmont's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dominic Lombrano, who went 6 of 11 en route to 17 points. Another player making a difference was Levi Varga, who posted nine points and eight boards.
Kyler Crump was his usual excellent self, going 10 for 19 on his way to 27 points and five rebounds for Mead. The dominant performance gave Crump a new career-high in points. Max Windhorst was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 12 points and nine boards.
Longmont's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Mead, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Longmont will face off against Monarch at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Monarch is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.4 points per game this season. As for Mead, they will challenge Fairview at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mead knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matches -- so hopefully Fairview likes a good challenge.
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