On Tuesday night at Riverview High School, the Mountain View Yellowjackets and Lady Yellowjackets both picked up road conference victories over Riverview.
In the first game, the Mountain View Lady Yellowjackets dominated the Riverview Lady Raiders 69-31. Mountain View scored early and often on their way to their fourth conference win of the season and fifth consecutive victory. Josie Storey led the Lady ‘Jackets with 33 points; Kennedy Holland added 16 points and 10 rebounds; Emily Fletcher added 7 points; and Lailee Barker contributed 6 points, as the Lady ‘Jackets improved to 6-3 overall and 4-0 in conference play. The Lady Raiders dropped to 0-4 in conference play and 3-7 overall in the season.
In the nightcap, the Mountain View Yellowjackets bounced back from their loss last Friday night with a 45-37 victory over the Riverview Raiders. The Yellowjackets jumped out to a 10-2 lead midway through the first quarter, building that lead to 13 later in the first half, before going into the halftime break with a 22-11 lead. After a back and forth third quarter, Riverview cut the lead to 6 with two minutes to play but Mountain View’s Beck Morrow, Elijah Carlton, and Camyn Vickers all hit crucial free throws late in the game to secure the victory for the Yellowjackets. Carlton lead the Yellowjackets with 16 points and 18 rebounds, Vickers added 13 points, Morrow contributed 11 points, and Jayden Scroggins 5 points.
Mountain View improved to 6-3 overall in season and 3-1 in conference while Riverview dropped to 5-2 overall and 2-1 in conference play.
Article and image: Kevin Johnson, Arkansas 103.3 KWOZ
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