West Field lost against Mountain Crest on January 4th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The West Field Longhorns fell 56-43 to the Mountain Crest Mustangs. The Longhorns have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why West Field lost, don't look at Jalyn Coombs. Despite the final result, she almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Canyon Britt, who posted eight points.
Mountain Crest's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Leighton Pratt, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 16 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Pratt a new career-high in blocks (three). Madison Verhoef also deserves some recognition as she pulled down her first rebound of the season.
West Field's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Mountain Crest, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
When West Field and Mountain Crest next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. West Field will try to stop Ridgeline's 18-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Similarly, Mountain Crest will challenge Green Canyon and their three-game winning streak at 7:00 p.m. on January 28th.
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