Escalante is 0-10 against Panguitch since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Escalante Moquis' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Panguitch Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. on February 28th. Escalante will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Utah Rankings (they are ranked 119th, while Panguitch is ranked 29th).
While Escalante couldn't quite beat Bryce Valley last Friday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 26-point loss they were dealt last Wednesday. Escalante fell just short of Bryce Valley by a score of 38-36.
Meanwhile, Panguitch came tearing into last Saturday's game with 14 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against Piute as Panguitch made off with a 56-36 victory. Panguitch has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Panguitch's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tabetha Henrie led the charge by dropping a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Henrie hasn't dropped below two steals for 19 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Mallory Henrie, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Escalante's loss dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Panguitch, their win bumped their record up to 18-2.
Escalante was dealt a bruising 64-34 defeat at the hands of Panguitch in their previous matchup back in January. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Escalante was down 36-16.
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