Corner Canyon won the last time they faced Copper Hills, and Noah Bendinger did his part to make sure it happened again. The Corner Canyon Chargers walked away with a 74-65 win over the Copper Hills Grizzlies on Friday thanks in part to Bendinger, who went 7 of 17 on his way to 27 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Corner Canyon's points.
| 01/10/25 @ Copper Hills | 11 |
| 12/06/24 vs North Broward Prep | 10 |
| 12/12/24 vs Timberline | 10 |
| 11/27/24 vs Timpview | 10 |
| 11/30/23 vs Arbor View | 8 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Bryton Valdes, who posted eight points along with 11 assists and five boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in assists.
Despite the loss, Copper Hills saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jacob Curtis went 7 of 12 on his way to 21 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Wesley Curtis, who went 6 of 11 en route to 16 points.
The victory (which was Corner Canyon's third in a row) raised their record to 9-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Copper Hills, they moved to 9-5 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Corner Canyon will be playing in front of their home fans against Mountain Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Corner Canyon's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight matches. As for Copper Hills, they will venture away from home to square off against Riverton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Copper Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.9 points per game this season.
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