The Panguitch Bobcats and the Carbon Dinos will face off at 2:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Panguitch is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.8 points per game this season.
Panguitch is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Canyon View just ended the team's 15-game winning streak dating back to last season on Thursday. They took a 50-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons. The game marked the Bobcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Daxton Miller put forth a good effort for the losing side as he dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddix Johnson, who posted 11 points.
Meanwhile, Carbon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Hurricane and fell 71-41. While losing is never fun, the Dinos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Tigers are ranked 20th).
Panguitch will need focus on slowing down Cannon Mortensen, one of several Carbon players who made an impact when they last played. He had nine points and three steals. What's more, Mortensen also racked up three assists, the most he's had since back in January. Evan Lancaster was another key player, going 5 of 12 on his way to 11 points and five rebounds.
Having lost for the first time this season, Panguitch fell to 11-1. As for Carbon, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Panguitch came up short against Carbon in their previous meeting back in December of 2018, falling 52-48. Thankfully for Panguitch, Derek Hillam (who put up 24 points and six rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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