West lost against Juan Diego Catholic back in December of 2020 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The West Panthers took a 66-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Soaring Eagle are ranked 25th).
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Elijah Albertson, who posted 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mohamed Sharif, who scored 11 points.
West has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. As for Juan Diego Catholic, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
West and Grantsville will round out the year against one another at at 7:00 p.m. on December 27th. As for Juan Diego Catholic, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Salem Hills at 7:30 p.m. on December 30th.
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