Escalante proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 39) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 55-52 victory over the Monticello Buckaroo.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Escalante to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mac Porter, who went 6 of 8 to rack up 17 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. What's more, Porter also posted a 75% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2023. Kage Lyman was another key player, going 6 for 12 on his way to 19 points.
Monticello lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kaden Pehrson, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten boards. Pehrson is becoming a predictor of Monticello's success: when he posts at least eight rebounds the team is 7-2 (and 3-5 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Traken Lee, who posted 11 points and eight boards.
Escalante is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.6 points over those games. As for Monticello, they dropped their record down to 10-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Escalante has already played their next game, a 66-45 loss against Milford on the 6th. As for Monticello, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 75-57 win against Dolores on the 4th.
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