The Mica Mountain Thunderbolts will face off against the Mountain View Mountain Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mica Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.2 points per game this season.
Mica Mountain is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Sunrise Mountain just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They opened the new year with a less-than-successful 58-47 loss to the Mustangs.
Amaris Biancuzzo
| 11/26/24 vs Nogales | 14 |
| 01/03/25 vs Sunrise Mountain | 15 |
| 11/25/24 vs Sahuarita | 14 |
| 01/30/24 @ Douglas | 13 |
| 01/02/25 @ Marana | 13 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Amaris Biancuzzo, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabel Berg, who posted six points and four steals.
Even though they lost, Mica Mountain smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sunrise Mountain only pulled down 12 offensive boards.
Meanwhile, Mountain View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 50-36 to Rincon/University. While losing is never fun, the Mountain Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Rangers are ranked 86th).
Mountain View's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Mica Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-4.
Mica Mountain came out on top in a nail-biter against Mountain View in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, sneaking past 55-53. Will Mica Mountain repeat their success, or does Mountain View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
