Carbon is 2-8 against Richfield since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Carbon Dinos will take on the Richfield Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. Carbon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.2 points per game this season.
Last Friday, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Carbon made off with a 59-58 win over North Sanpete. The victory continues a trend for the Dinos in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now won three in a row.
Ty Mortensen
| 02/07/25 vs North Sanpete | 13 |
| 02/05/25 vs Canyon View | 10 |
| 01/31/25 @ Emery | 4 |
| 01/29/25 vs Manti | 2 |
| 01/24/25 vs Richfield | 0 |
| + 18 more games |
Carbon's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ty Mortensen led the charge by almost dropping a double-double with 13 points and nine boards. Mortensen continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Warburton, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 11 points.
Carbon was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They are 5-13 when they've passed the ball that well.
Richfield has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 55-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of Canyon View on Friday.
Richfield's loss dropped their record down to 17-5. As for Carbon, their win bumped their record up to 5-18.
Carbon came up short against Richfield in their previous meeting back in January, falling 58-48. Can Carbon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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