Vail Mountain hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the North Park Wildcats 32-30.
02/01/25 @ North Park | 6 |
01/28/25 @ Varsity Opponent | 2 |
01/25/25 vs Plateau Valley | 3 |
01/24/25 @ Rangely | 3 |
01/18/25 vs Hayden | 2 |
01/17/25 vs De Beque | 2 |
Leading Vail Mountain to victory were Izzy Adochio and Abby Adochio. Izzy dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds, while Abby posted 13 points and five boards. Izzy has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Annie Halloran, who put up four points and eight rebounds.
Vail Mountain smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive matches.
Paige Solano and Micah Wolvington certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Solano had seven points in addition to nine boards and three steals, while Wolvington earned 12 points along with seven steals and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Wolvington a new career-high in steals.
Vail Mountain's record now sits at 4-11. As for North Park, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.
Vail Mountain didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 48-16 victory against Clear Creek on the 3rd. As for North Park, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the North Park Wildcats take on the Hayden Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Hayden will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something North Park surely won't give up without a fight.
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