The Escalante Moquis lost against the Valley Buffalos back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. Escalante's rough 60-38 defeat to Valley might stick with them for a while. Escalante was down 57-26 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Escalante lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kendal Gardner, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Korben Young, who scored eight points along with two steals.
Escalante has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season. As for Valley, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Escalante will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Piute at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Piute will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something Escalante surely won't give up without a fight. After both having extra time off, Valley and Wayne will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 5:30 p.m. on February 28th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Utah (Valley is ranked 103rd, while Wayne is ranked 87th).
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