On Friday, Bingham faced Corner Canyon in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bingham Miners came out on top in a nail-biter against the Corner Canyon Chargers, sneaking past 66-63. For the Miners, this counts as revenge for the 65-63 win the Chargers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.
| 01/24/25 @ Corner Canyon | 5 |
| 12/21/24 vs Eaglecrest | 4 |
| 12/10/24 vs Fremont | 3 |
| 12/04/24 vs Davis | 3 |
| 01/17/25 vs Copper Hills | 2 |
Bingham got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ayden Larsen out in front who went 6 for 10 on his way to 15 points in addition to five assists and five boards. The dominant performance gave Larsen a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Parker Snedaker, who went 6 of 14 en route to 16 points and five assists.
Larsen wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Bingham was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Corner Canyon only racked up eight assists.
Bryton Valdes and Noah Bendinger certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Valdes went 9 for 16 on his way to 24 points and seven assists, while Bendinger posted 22 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Bendinger's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Mortensen, who earned six points.
Bingham's win bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Corner Canyon, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bingham will host Riverton at 7:00 p.m. on January 31st. Bingham is facing Riverton at the right time seeing as Riverton is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Corner Canyon, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Copper Hills at 7:00 p.m. on January 31st. Copper Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.1 points per game this season.
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