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Basalt won the last time they faced Moffat County, and Elias Schendler did his part to make sure it happened again. The Basalt Longhorns put the hurt on the Moffat County Bulldogs with a sharp 68-47 win on Saturday thanks in part to Schendler, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds. The matchup was his third in a row with at least ten points.
Another player making a difference was Taylor Hays, who posted seven points and 11 boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rebounds.
Several Bulldogs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Trayson Carlson, who had nine points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jr Welch, who put up 12 points and four steals.
Basalt is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for Moffat County, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-13.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Basalt will take on Steamboat Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Basalt is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.9 points per game this season. Moffat County has already played their next contest (against Summit), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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