After flying high against Douglas County last Friday, Castle View came back down to earth. The Castle View Sabercats were beaten by the Rock Canyon Jaguars 69-31 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Sabercats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Jaguars are ranked 25th).

Casey Garner
02/18/25 @ Rock Canyon | 4 |
02/14/25 @ Douglas County | 3 |
02/08/25 vs Ponderosa | 3 |
01/24/25 @ Mountain Vista | 3 |
01/04/25 @ Fountain-Fort Carson | 3 |
Lizzy Mroz and Casey Garner certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Mroz went 5-for-11 to rack up 10 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, while Garner posted six points. The dominant performance also gave Garner a new career-high in assists (four).
It was another big night for Brooke Harding, who went 9-for-13 on her way to 20 points in addition to six boards and five assists for Rock Canyon. Harding's evening made it seven games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Aaliyah Maze, who earned 11 points.
Castle View has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 12 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season. Rock Canyon's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8.
Castle View does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rock Canyon, they will face off against Regis Jesuit at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Regis Jesuit knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Rock Canyon likes a good challenge.
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