The Dugway Mustangs will take on the Water Canyon Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Dugway is looking for their season's first win.
Dugway is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Hayden on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Mustangs were outmatched by the Tigers and fell 62-31. The Mustangs were down 48-26 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Water Canyon and Piute, and Piute kept the tradition alive. The Wildcats took a blow against the Thunderbirds on Wednesday, falling 67-40. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 33rd).
Dugway will need to focus on slowing down Dynonte Blackmore, one of several Water Canyon players who made an impact when they last played. He shot 42% from the field on his way to 14 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Greg Hammon, who went 7-for-17 en route to 15 points and eight boards.
Dugway's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Water Canyon, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
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