Whittell lost against Sage Ridge back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Whittell Warriors fell 49-40 to the Sage Ridge Scorpions. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Evander Lezama-Demazo
| 02/07/25 vs Sage Ridge | 17 |
| 12/12/24 vs Carlin | 14 |
| 01/21/25 @ Pyramid Lake | 11 |
| 02/01/25 @ Coleville | 9 |
| 12/14/24 vs Westwood | 8 |
Defeat or not, Whittell got some senior leadership from Rocky Laremore and Evander Lezama-Demazo. Laremore shot 5-for-8 from long range and dropped a double-double with 19 points and ten boards, while Lezama-Demazo posted 17 points along with six steals and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lezama-Demazo has scored all season.
Sage Ridge's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Daniel Dicante, who had 12 points and eight steals. Dicante is becoming a predictor of Sage Ridge's success: when he posts at least five steals the team is 6-2 (and 4-8 when he doesn't). Caleb Mulvaney was another key player, dropping a double-double with 16 points and ten rebounds.
Whittell's loss dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Sage Ridge, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-10.
Whittell has already played their next contest, a 37-35 defeat against Excel Christian on the 8th. As for Sage Ridge, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 59-43 loss against Mineral County on the 11th.
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