Douglas County is 2-7 against Mountain Vista since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Douglas County Huskies will head out to face off against the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Douglas County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.8 points per game this season.
Douglas County is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Chaparral on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Douglas County was dealt a 73-45 loss at the hands of Chaparral. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Wolverines are ranked fourth).
| 01/29/25 vs Chaparral | 5 |
| 12/19/24 vs Pueblo West | 4 |
| 01/03/25 vs Fountain-Fort Carson | 4 |
| 01/14/25 @ Arapahoe | 4 |
| 01/17/25 vs Regis Jesuit | 4 |
Roman Saiz put forth a good effort for the losing side as he posted seven points in addition to five assists and three steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Henry Shoemaker, who put up seven points.
Meanwhile, Mountain Vista had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 78-52 margin over the Falcons. That's two games straight that the Golden Eagles have won by exactly 26 points.
Douglas County better keep an eye on Cal Baskind. He was instrumental in Mountain Vista's win, going 11 for 21 en route to 27 points and six steals. The game was Baskind's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Oliver Junker, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 15 points and five rebounds.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Mountain Vista was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 21 assists in four consecutive matchups.
Mountain Vista pushed their record up to 12-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.0 points per game. As for Douglas County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Douglas County has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 23.3 boards per game. However, it's not like Mountain Vista struggles in that department as they've been averaging 36.1 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Douglas County came up short against Mountain Vista in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 75-71. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Junker, who almost dropped a triple-double on 24 points, 15 boards, and nine blocks. Now that Douglas County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
