The Juab Wasps and the American Heritage Patriots squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Juab Wasps had to settle for second. They took a 87-83 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Patriots. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (60), Juab still had to take the loss.
Juab lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Austin Park, who scored 26 points along with eight assists and two steals. Park is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jay Rowley, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Juab smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Juab has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-11 record this season. As for American Heritage, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-10.
Juab does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for American Heritage, they will face off against South Summit at 11:10 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in American Heritage's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last nine matches.
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