The Mountain Crest Mustangs are taking a road trip to square off against the Uintah Utes at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mountain Crest is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Mountain Crest came up short against Ridgeline on Friday, falling 74-52. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Riverhawks are ranked 22nd).
Mountain Crest's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Tayton Martinson, who went 6 for 12 to rack up 14 points and five rebounds, and Kael Muir, who posted 11 points. That's the most points Martinson has posted since back in December of 2024. Trey Cooper was another key player, putting up eight points.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 36-36 at halftime, Uintah was not quite Payson's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 64-61. While the Utes didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lions 21-17 in the first quarter.
Mountain Crest will have to contain Dauson Gardiner as he made an impact in Uintah's last game. He dropped a double-double with 13 points and 14 boards. Another player making a difference was Gideon Owen, who scored ten points and five rebounds.
Uintah dropped their record down to 14-10 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Mountain Crest, their loss dropped their record down to 6-17.
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