Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kearns). They blew past the Park City Miners 90-51 on Tuesday. The Cougars pushed the score to 72-46 by the end of the third, a deficit the Miners had little chance of recovering from.
Isaiah Cruz was a one-man wrecking crew for Kearns as he went 10 for 16 en route to 27 points plus five assists. Those five assists gave Cruz a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kayden Stark, who went 6 for 7 en route to 16 points plus seven rebounds.
Kearns was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why Park City lost, don't look at Michael Zagin. Despite the final result, he went 6 for 10 en route to 16 points plus two steals. The match was Zagin's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Rice, who earned 14 points in addition to five rebounds.
The win made it two in a row for Kearns and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Park City, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Kearns will welcome Hillcrest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Park City, they will host West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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