The Mountain View Mountain Lions entered their tilt with the Severance Silver Knights with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Mountain View walked away with a 49-42 win over Severance on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Mountain View has won by exactly seven points.
Mountain View's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Addison Branscum led the charge by dropping a double-double on 15 points and 17 rebounds. Those 17 rebounds set a new season-high mark for Branscum. Meghan Keil was another key contributor, scoring 18 points.
Mountain View pushed their record up to 3-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.2 points per game. As for Severance, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mountain View is on the road again on Thursday and play against Fort Morgan at 6:00 p.m. on December 14th. Fort Morgan will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 244th, while Mountain View is ranked 78th). As for Severance, they will head out on the road to face off against Niwot at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Niwot is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
