Basketball Recap: Richfield's Run of 12 Straight Wins Now Over

Wildcats

Previous 5 Games

02/05/25 @ Delta	43-47
01/31/25 vs Juab	45-37
01/29/25 @ North Sanpete	63-42
01/24/25 @ Carbon	58-48
01/22/25 vs Emery	54-33

Richfield fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Delta on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Delta Rabbits 47-43. The Wildcats' loss signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak.

Richfield's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hudson Spell, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 15 boards. The dominant performance gave Spell a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Gage Yardley, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 14 points.

Mason Robinson was a one-man wrecking crew for Delta as he went 7 of 11 en route to 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cy Droubay, who posted nine points.

Richfield's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-4. As for Delta, they pushed their record up to 11-10 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Richfield will head out to challenge Canyon View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Canyon View will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Richfield surely won't give up without a fight. As for Delta, they will venture away from home to square off against Manti at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Manti knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Delta likes a good challenge.