Corner Canyon won the last time they faced Mountain Ridge and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Corner Canyon Chargers walked away with a 78-68 victory over the Mountain Ridge Sentinels. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Sentinels are ranked 44th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 02/04/25 @ Mountain Ridge | 7 |
| 12/13/24 vs Cardinal Ritter College Prep | 6 |
| 12/14/24 vs Eastern Hills | 6 |
| 01/07/25 vs Lone Peak | 6 |
| 11/27/24 vs Timpview | 6 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Corner Canyon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Noah Bendinger, who posted 18 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Those seven boards gave Bendinger a new career-high. Dillon Roberts was another key player, going 6 of 10 en route to 14 points and three steals.
Corner Canyon was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.
Despite the loss, Mountain Ridge still got an impressive performance from Will Lindsay, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. Lindsay's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Landon Blackwell, who scored 12 points.
Corner Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.6 points per game. As for Mountain Ridge, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Corner Canyon will be playing in front of their home fans against Herriman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Herriman will roll in looking for their 16th straight win, something Corner Canyon surely won't give up without a fight. As for Mountain Ridge, they are taking a road trip to square off against Riverton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Riverton and three for Mountain Ridge.
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