Basketball Recap: Mohave Takes a Loss

After soaring to 61 points the game before, Mohave was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were beaten by the Prescott Badgers 109-29. The contest marked the Thunderbirds' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Despite the loss, Mohave still got an impressive performance from Kingzten Bristol, who posted 12 points. That was a full 41.4% of Mohave's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.

Prescott's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Uriah Tenette, who shot 4-for-7 from deep and almost dropped a double-double on 28 points and nine assists. Tenette's evening made it 44 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zane Gaul, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 21 boards.

Mohave dropped their record down to 9-8 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Prescott, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.

Mohave wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 43-38 defeat against Flagstaff on the 28th. Prescott has also already played their next contest, a 77-55 win against Coconino on the 28th.