Box Elder was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against the Mountain Crest Mustangs, falling 68-41. The Bees were down 66-30 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Box Elder's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jocelyn Vranes, who went 7 for 13 en route to 20 points plus six steals, and Paola Almeida, who earned ten points. Vranes is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mountain Crest to victory, but perhaps none more so than Leighton Pratt, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. With that strong performance, Pratt is now averaging an impressive 8.8 rebounds per game. Lily Smith was another key player, going 8 for 16 en route to 16 points plus six assists and five steals.
Box Elder's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Mountain Crest, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Box Elder has already played their next match (against Mountain Crest), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Mountain Crest, they will face off against West Jordan at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mountain Crest has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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