Basketball Recap: Juab's Winning Streak Snapped at Five Games

Wasps

Previous 5 Games

01/08/25 vs Richfield	40-51
01/03/25 @ Delta	68-49
12/30/24 vs Ben Lomond	84-54
12/20/24 @ Canyon View	67-65
12/18/24 vs North Sanpete	66-39

After a string of five wins, Juab's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 51-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Richfield Wildcats. The matchup marked the Wasps' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Despite the loss, Juab still got an impressive performance from Austin Park, who posted 25 points. That was a full 62.5% of Juab's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points.

Juab's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 11-3. As for Richfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.

Juab wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 65-59 win against Manti on the 10th. As for Richfield, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 56-39 victory against Delta on the 10th.