On Thursday, South Sevier faced Kanab in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The South Sevier Rams fell 49-41 to the Kanab Cowboys. The Rams' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak dating back to last season.
| 12/12/24 vs Kanab | 9 |
| 01/04/24 @ Millard | 9 |
| 01/06/24 @ Enterprise | 9 |
| 01/18/24 vs Kanab | 9 |
| 02/06/24 vs Beaver | 8 |
Despite the loss, South Sevier still got an impressive performance from Sydnee Patterson, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. That's the most boards Patterson has posted since back in January. Another player making a difference was Caitlin Nielson, who posted eight points in addition to five boards and four steals.
Even though they lost, South Sevier smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in ten consecutive contests dating back to last season.
It was another big night for Rylee Little, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds for Kanab. That makes it five consecutive games in which Little has scored at least a third of Kanab's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Savannah Bateman, who had 12 points and three steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, South Sevier fell to 4-1. As for Kanab, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
South Sevier wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 47-36 win against Draper APA on the 13th. As for Kanab, they will welcome Parowan at 7:00 p.m. on December 19th.
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