Basketball Recap: Kayah Key's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Dobson over Red Mountain

Dobson lost against Red Mountain two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Dobson Mustangs came up short against the Red Mountain Mountain Lions, falling 55-33. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Mountain Lions are ranked 36th).

Dobson lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kayah Key, who posted six points. Akino Drake was another key player, putting up four points and three steals.

Red Mountain can attribute much of their success to Bjorn Molenaar, who went 6 for 8 en route to 12 points and six boards. That's the most points Molenaar has posted since back in February of 2024. Spencer Yelverton also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.

Dobson has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Red Mountain, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 13-4.

Dobson has already played their next matchup, a 67-36 win against Westwood on the 23rd. As for Red Mountain, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 43-35 victory against Mountain View on the 22nd.