It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hurricane can now relate to. They fell to the Payson Lions 63-58. The Tigers have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Hurricane lost on Friday, don't look at Tyson Stout. Despite the final result, he made all 5 shots he took racking up 14 points. Thanks to that strong game, Stout now owns an excellent 44% three-point shooting accuracy. Brigham Kemp was another key player, putting up 14 points along with six assists and three steals.
Even though they lost, Hurricane was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Payson only seven assists.
Payson got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Waylon Francom out in front who to rack up 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Legend Reynoso, who en route to 16 points and eight boards.
Hurricane's loss dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Payson, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 20-5.
Hurricane does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Payson, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 54-51 win against Green Canyon on the 22nd.
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