Mesquite was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 59-53 heartbreaker at the hands of the Mountain Pointe Pride. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wildcats of the 76-67 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2017.
Despite the loss, Mesquite still got an impressive performance from Kobe Bradley, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 24 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Miller, who went 5 of 8 en route to 11 points.
Mesquite now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Mountain Pointe, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
When Mesquite and Mountain Pointe next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Mesquite will try to stop Carl Hayden Community's four-game winning streak when the meet at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Mesquite is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.7 points per game this season. Meanwhile, Mountain Pointe will try to stop Horizon's four-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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