The Mountain Range Mustangs scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They came out on top against Boulder by a score of 80-71. With that victory, Mountain Range brought their scoring average up to 52 points per game.
Mataeo Jourdan went supernova for Mountain Range, scoring 30 points along with five assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Jourdan has scored at least 25% of Mountain Range's points. Another player making a difference was Moses West, who scored 18 points along with seven assists and six rebounds.
Despite the defeat, Boulder had strong showings from Kyle Blauch, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 17 rebounds, and Cole Morrow, who scored 32 points. Blauch also grabbed two steals for the first time this season. Dale Boyer was another key contributor, scoring six points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Mountain Range pushed their record up to 5-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.2 points per game. As for Boulder, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5.
Mountain Range will look to defend their home court on Friday against Brighton at 6:30 p.m. Brighton is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak. As for Boulder, they will head out on the road to face off against Fossil Ridge at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Fossil Ridge's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three games.
