Water Canyon hasn't had much luck against Kanab recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Water Canyon Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Kanab Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. That game will pit two of the most dominant centers against one another: Martha Jessop and Rylee Little.
Water Canyon is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Millard on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Water Canyon was beaten by Millard 61-32. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-16.
Despite the loss, Water Canyon had strong showings from Jessop, who went 5 for 11 en route to 15 points, and Alysha Cooke, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 13 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Kanab came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Wolves 60-44. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Wolves are ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kanab's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.9 points per game. As for Water Canyon, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Water Canyon took a serious blow against Kanab in their previous matchup back in January, falling 63-17. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Water Canyon was down 33-10.
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