The Richfield Wildcats will face off against the Carbon Dinos at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Richfield has four straight victories, Carbon has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up eight more assists than your opponent, a fact Richfield proved on Friday. They blew past Delta 61-36.
It was another big night for Miles Barnett, who scored 21 points along with four steals. Another player making a difference was Malik Fautin, who scored three points along with 11 rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Carbon came up short against Canyon View on Friday and fell 60-53.
The losing side was boosted by Kahner Raby, who dropped a double-double on 34 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Zeke Willson was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with nine rebounds.
Richfield is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Carbon, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season.
Richfield strolled past Carbon in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a score of 60-42. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Raby, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Richfield still be able to contain Raby? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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