Discovery Canyon suffered their closest loss since December 2, 2023 on Saturday. They fell just short of the Mesa Ridge Grizzlies by a score of 54-51. The Thunder were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Grizzlies apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2021.
Noah Eckels
| 02/08/25 @ Mesa Ridge | 22 |
| 02/07/25 @ Air Academy | 28 |
| 02/05/25 @ Palmer Ridge | 29 |
Discovery Canyon's loss came despite strong showings from Noah Eckels and Aiden Hayler. Eckels went 11 for 14 en route to 22 points, while Hayler went 5 of 10 to rack up 14 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. The match was Eckels' third in a row with at least 22 points. Another player making a difference was Hugh Tarpenning, who posted six points and eight boards.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Discovery Canyon was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mesa Ridge only racked up five assists.
Bryce Riehl continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Mesa Ridge, going 8 for 20 on his way to 23 points along with seven steals and six rebounds. Riehl has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Zander Iwanski was another key player, putting up eight points.
Discovery Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 15-5. As for Mesa Ridge, the victory was the 17th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-1.
Looking ahead, Discovery Canyon will be playing at home against Lutheran at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Lutheran's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine contests. As for Mesa Ridge, they will challenge Coronado at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mesa Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.1 points per game this season.
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