Lions capture fourth consecutive victory | SPSL 3A boys basketball

Bethea scored a game-high 26 points for Auburn Riverside in its 48-41 loss against Auburn Mountainview

January 20, 2016 6:13 pm
Auburn Riverside’s Quintin Bethea and Auburn Mountainview’s Tristan Miguel battle for the ball during the Lions’ 48-41 win Tuesday in a South Puget Sound League 3A boys basketball game. Bethea scored a game-high 26 points for the Ravens.
Auburn Riverside’s Quintin Bethea and Auburn Mountainview’s Tristan Miguel battle for the ball during the Lions’ 48-41 win Tuesday in a South Puget Sound League 3A boys basketball game. Bethea scored a game-high 26 points for the Ravens.

Auburn Mountainview overcame  Auburn Riverside senior post Quintin Bethea’s 26-point performance to earn a 48-41 win Tuesday in a South Puget Sound League 3A boys basketball game.

Senior center Tristan Miguel paced the Lions with 15 points. Miguel’s classmate, guard Ryan Lacey, added 12 points for Auburn Mountainview (14-1 overall, 8-1 league).

The Lions, who play at 7 p.m. Friday at Bonney Lake, have won four consecutive games. The Ravens (8-7, 4-5) dropped into a tie for fourth place with Sumner in SPSL 3A with the setback. They play at 7 tonight at Enumclaw.

Meanwhile, Auburn (8-7, 3-6) lost its second consecutive game, 73-67, against Enumclaw. Jason Brown scored 24 points to lead the Trojans, who play at 7 p.m. Friday at Peninsula.