Mountain Crest played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by the Ridgeline Riverhawks and fell 76-48. 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 37th, while the Riverhawks are ranked first).
Bella Carroll
| 01/14/25 vs Ridgeline | 5 |
| 01/09/25 vs Sky View | 3 |
| 11/26/24 vs Box Elder | 3 |
| 01/18/24 @ Bear River | 2 |
| 01/25/24 @ Sky View | 2 |
Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bella Carroll, who posted 12 points and five assists. The dominant performance gave Carroll a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Leighton Pratt, who scored ten points and seven boards.
Emilee Skinner was her usual excellent self, shooting 4-for-7 from deep and almost dropping a double-double on 32 points and nine rebounds for Ridgeline. Skinner's evening made it 38 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Makaydi Jenks was another key player, putting up 11 points along with seven assists and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Mountain Crest and nudges their season record down to 10-7. As for Ridgeline, the win keeps them at an undefeated 16-0.
Mountain Crest is taking a road trip to face off against West Field at 7:00 p.m. on January 21st. The timing isn't great for West Field: they have been struggling with seven straight losses at home, while Mountain Crest has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road. As for Ridgeline, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 68-41 victory against Sky View on the 16th.
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