Mountain Vista waltzed into their matchup on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with an 82-69 victory over the Rock Canyon Jaguars. The Golden Eagles pushed the score to 54-32 by the end of the third, a deficit the Jaguars cut but never quite recovered from.
Cal Baskind
| 02/07/25 vs Rock Canyon | 20 |
| 02/04/25 vs Legend | 21 |
| 01/31/25 vs Douglas County | 19 |
| 01/28/25 @ Highlands Ranch | 27 |
| 01/24/25 @ Castle View | 25 |
| + 3 more games |
Leading Mountain Vista to victory were Cal Baskind and Oliver Junker. Baskind went 8 of 16 en route to 20 points and five steals, while Junker went 8 for 9 to rack up 20 points and six rebounds. Baskind's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Wes Baskind, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 11 points and seven boards.
Mountain Vista was working as a unit and finished the game with 27 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 21 assists in seven consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Rock Canyon saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jacob David went 8 of 20 to rack up 26 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. That's the most points David has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Kasen Lehman, who had 16 points along with six boards and five assists.
Mountain Vista's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-4. As for Rock Canyon, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mountain Vista will welcome Regis Jesuit at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Rock Canyon, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Legend at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Rock Canyon's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight games.
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