After flying high against the Trona Tornadoes on Tuesday, the Mammoth Huskies came back down to earth. Mammoth took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lone Pine on Friday. Mammoth has struggled against Lone Pine recently, as their contest on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Mammoth's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Audrey Borunda, who scored 12 points along with 3 blocks. Another player making a difference was Nicole Smyth, who scored 5 points along with 5 steals.
Lone Pine can attribute much of their success to Mia Quezada, who scored 21 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals.
Mammoth's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Lone Pine, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
Mammoth will be playing in front of their home fans against Trona at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Trona comes in still looking for their first win of the season. As for Lone Pine, they will head out on the road to face off against Bishop Union at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
