Basketball Recap: South Mountain Takes a Loss

On Thursday, the South Mountain Jaguars came up short against the Dobson Mustangs and fell 56-44. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Despite the loss, South Mountain still got an impressive performance from Kaedience Koronich, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. That's the most points Koronich has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Mario Pacheco, who posted nine points and three steals.

Dobson was led to victory by Tremaine Turner and Julian Acereto. Turner almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards, while Acereto earned 11 points along with eight boards and three steals. Acereto is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Brandon Wicks, who put up 11 points.

South Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Dobson, they now have a winning record of 4-3.

South Mountain didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 71-58 loss against North on the 6th. As for Dobson, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 86-25 win against San Luis on the 10th.