Even though the Hurricane Tigers scored an imposing 56 points on Wednesday, the Snow Canyon Warriors still came out on top. Snow Canyon managed a 61-56 victory over Hurricane. Given Snow Canyon's advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Hurricane is ranked 85th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Owen Mackay continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 14 rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Snow Canyon's points. Another player making a difference was Reggie Mackay, who scored 13 points.
Despite the defeat, Hurricane had strong showings from Rj Hurst, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds, and Cayleb Jackman, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. Jackman hasn't dropped below three blocks for ten straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinn Gubler, who scored six points.
Snow Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Hurricane, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-17.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Snow Canyon will face off against Desert Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Snow Canyon knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past seven matches -- so hopefully Desert Hills likes a good challenge. As for Hurricane, they will head out on the road to face off against Pine View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hurricane is coming into the match with 17 straight defeats on the road, meaning Pine View will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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