The Mount Vernon boys’ varsity basketball team dropped two games last week, losing on the road to Beckman Catholic, and at home Saturday night to Hwy. 1 rivals the Solon Spartans.
“We played two of the best defensive opponents we did all season in Beckman and Solon,” said Mustangs assistant coach Derek Roberts.
“We struggled to score in both, but have a lot of positives for kids to take away and continue to improve on.”
Tuesday, Jan. 11
The first challenge for the Mustangs was a 10-point loss at the Beckman Catholic Trailblazers.
The Blazers hopped out to a first half advantage of 15-12, and while the Mustangs got the best of the home team in the third quarter 6-5, their hosts outperformed them 19-11 in the game’s final period, earning a 39-29 victory.
Saturday, Jan. 15Mount Vernon couldn’t fend off a challenge from the visiting Solon Spartans, as their rivals got the best of them 44-31.
The home team had a narrow 17-16 lead at the half. The pivotal period for the Mustangs proved to be the third, where they were stifled by an offensive onslaught from the Spartans, who posted a 13-3 quarter.
The Spartans went on to best the Mustangs in the fourth 15-11.
Mount Vernon fell to 6-6 overall following the loss.

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Trent Bowman

Mount Vernon’s Evan Brase (No. 13) looks for a way around a Solon defender.