The Roy Royals and the Mountain Crest Mustangs will round out the year against one another at at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Roy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row dating back to last season, Roy turned things around against Star Valley on Friday. They walked away with a 65-52 win over the Braves. The Royals' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
It was another big night for Colby Frokjer, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. Devin Nelson was another key player, going 6 of 13 on his way to 19 points.
Roy was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Mountain Crest might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Green Canyon an easy 74-53 victory. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Wolves are ranked ninth).
Roy will need focus on slowing down Parker Andrus, one of several Mountain Crest players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 for 14 on his way to 17 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Niko Dimitricoff, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 11 points and seven rebounds.
Roy's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Mountain Crest, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Roy couldn't quite finish off Mountain Crest in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 and fell 58-55. Can Roy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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