The Carbon Dinos and the Richfield Wildcats squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Carbon Dinos had to settle for second. They took a 53-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. Carbon's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Defeat or not, Carbon got some senior leadership from Madison Orth and Amiah Timothy. Orth scored 18 points along with four steals and three blocks, while Timothy. scored 13 points along with two steals. Timothy has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Jacie Jensen was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five rebounds.
Richfield's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Abbee Albrecht, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamryn Knutson, who scored 11 points along with three steals and two blocks.
Carbon's defeat dropped their record down to 19-7. As for Richfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Carbon and Grantsville will face off at 1:20 p.m. on February 24th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Grantsville is coming into the game with seven straight losses on the road, meaning Carbon will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Richfield, they and Emery will face off at 5:00 p.m. on February 24th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Richfield is coming into the matchup with seven straight wins on the road, so Emery will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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