The Monarch Coyotes's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on February 24th. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard on Saturday.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Monarch walked away with it. They secured a 73-67 W over the Ravens on Wednesday.
Van Nellessen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 31 points and 15 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Graham Johnson, who scored 17 points.
Meanwhile, Mountain Vista scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They blew past Fairview 92-68. The victory was nothing new for Mountain Vista as they're now sitting on four straight.
Mountain Vista's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Oliver Junker led the charge by dropping a double-double on 17 points and 24 rebounds. Junker hasn't dropped below two blocks for 11 straight games. Jacob Hoefs was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 12 assists.
Monarch is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Mountain Vista, their victory bumped their record up to 20-4.
Monarch might still be hurting after the 70-49 loss they got from Mountain Vista in their previous meeting back in March of 2021. Thankfully for Monarch, Henry Gamble (who scored 20 points along with five rebounds and five steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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