Basketball Recap: Richfield's Victory on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Six

Wildcats

Previous 6 Games

01/10/25 vs Delta	56-39
01/08/25 @ Juab	51-40
01/03/25 vs North Sanpete	48-43
12/20/24 vs Carbon	75-53
12/18/24 @ Emery	61-43
12/13/24 @ Manti	43-31

A well-balanced attack led Richfield over Delta in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. The Richfield Wildcats enjoyed a cozy 56-39 victory over the Delta Rabbits. Winning may never get old, but the Wildcats sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.

Leading Richfield to victory were Jorgen Southwick and Malik Fautin. Southwick went 8 for 16 en route to 22 points, while Fautin almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards. With that strong performance, Southwick is now averaging an impressive 16.5 points per game. Another player making a difference was Hudson Spell, who posted eight points and six rebounds.

Delta's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Brody Cleaver, who made all 5 shots he took for 10 points, and Kobe Driggs, who put up eight points.

Richfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Delta, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-6.

Richfield wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 63-47 win against Canyon View on the 15th. Delta has also already played their next contest, a 73-68 loss against Manti on the 15th.