Snow Canyon's game on Friday was all tied up 29-29 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 56-49 to the Pine View Panthers. The Warriors were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February.
When it comes to explaining why Snow Canyon lost, don't look at Reggie Mackay. Despite the final result, he posted 17 points and five boards. Gil Lamoreaux was another key player, putting up eight points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pine View to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lucas Papa, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. Pine View is 6-2 when Papa posts eight or more boards, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jelani Odjegba, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards.
Snow Canyon is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8. As for Pine View, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-4.
Snow Canyon and Syracuse will round out the year against one another at at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Syracuse knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Snow Canyon likes a good challenge. As for Pine View, they will face off against Elko at 5:15 p.m. on December 30th.
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