Basketball Recap: Piute Sets Scoring Season-High Against Grand County

Thunderbirds

Team Score (Highest)

12/06/25 vs Grand County	79
11/25/25 vs Beaver	65
12/04/25 vs North Sevier	51
11/21/25 @ Tabiona	48
11/19/25 @ Gunnison Valley	41

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Piute). They came out on top against the Grand County Red Devils by a score of 79-67 on Saturday. This was payback for the Thunderbirds, who suffered a 59-30 loss the last time these two teams met.

Despite the loss, Grand County still got an impressive performance from Nash Jones, who shot 63% from the field to rack up 27 points along with six assists and six boards. Jones has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Beto Carroll, who posted 11 points.

Piute's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Grand County, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Piute will welcome Water Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Thunderbirds will be up against the Wildcats' rather soft defense (which has allowed 61.25 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Grand County, they will take on Monticello at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.