Ben Lomond lost against Juab back in December of 2015 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Ben Lomond Scots took a blow against the Juab Wasps, falling 84-54. While losing is never fun, the Scots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Wasps are ranked 28th).
Ben Lomond lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Zeb Whetton, who posted four points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Makale Aytch, who earned seven points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Juab to victory, but perhaps none more so than Austin Park, who went 13 of 22 on his way to 30 points and six rebounds. Park continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Madix Stowell, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Ben Lomond and nudges their season record down to 4-8. As for Juab, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-2.
Ben Lomond will host Park City at 7:00 p.m. on January 6th. As for Juab, they will head out to face off against Delta at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Juab is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.9 points per game this season.
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