The Corner Canyon Chargers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 22 points or more this season. They blew past Eastside Catholic 69-47. Given Corner Canyon's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 15th in Utah, while Eastside Catholic is ranked 128th in Washington), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Corner Canyon had a senior duo take command as Elina Mortensen dropped a double-double on 30 points and 13 rebounds and Maia Rhay scored 21 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Mortensen has scored at least 25% of Corner Canyon's points. Another player making a difference was Lexi LeRoy, who scored six points along with five rebounds.
Corner Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Eastside Catholic, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Corner Canyon will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Ridgeline at 7:00 p.m. on January 5, 2024. Eastside Catholic will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on West Seattle at 5:45 p.m. on January 3, 2024. West Seattle and Eastside Catholic are at an even 4-4-2 over their past ten head-to-heads.
