On Tuesday, the Mountain Ridge Sentinels faced the Corner Canyon Chargers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Mountain Ridge took a 52-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Corner Canyon. Mountain Ridge was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Corner Canyon apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January.
Mountain Ridge lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cailin Kehl, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jessica Maynard, who scored eight points along with six rebounds.
Mountain Ridge struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
It was another big night for Elina Mortensen, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds for Corner Canyon. That makes it six consecutive games in which Mortensen has scored at least a third of Corner Canyon's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Maia Rhay, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Mountain Ridge's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Corner Canyon, their win bumped their record up to an identical 13-9.
Mountain Ridge will head out on the road to square off against Riverton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Ridge is facing Riverton at the right time seeing as Riverton is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Corner Canyon, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Bingham at 7:00 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Utah (Corner Canyon is ranked 16th, while Bingham is ranked 14th).
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