Preview: Carbon Dinos vs. Grantsville Cowboys
Having just played yesterday, the Carbon Dinos will jump right back in to play the Grantsville Cowboys at 1:20 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Carbon can now relate to. They took a 53-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. Carbon's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Carbon's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Madison Orth, who scored 18 points along with four steals and three blocks, and Amiah Timothy who scored 13 points along with two steals. Timothy hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacie Jensen, who scored ten points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Grantsville unfortunately witnessed the end of their 14-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Emery by a score of 43-41. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Grantsville came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while Emery is ranked 41st).
Carbon's loss dropped their record down to 19-7. As for Grantsville, their loss dropped their record down to 22-3.
Carbon was dealt a bruising 62-21 defeat at the hands of Grantsville in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Thankfully for Carbon, Mckenzie Allen (who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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