It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Grand County Red Devils can now relate to. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 59-58 to the Cowboys. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (56), Grand County still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Grand County still got an impressive performance from Jason Mckinney, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Mckinney is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tatym Bisco, who scored eight points along with three steals.
Grand County struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Kanab found their leader in underclassman Kyle Brown, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds. Cash Mortensen was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Grand County's loss dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Kanab, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 20-5.
Grand County won't have much time to rest: their next game is against South Sevier at 12:50 p.m. on February 23rd. Grand County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 21 matchups -- so hopefully South Sevier likes a good challenge. As for Kanab, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against North Summit at 7:30 p.m. on February 23rd. North Summit is coming into the matchup with five straight wins on the road, so Kanab will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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