North Sanpete was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They were a single point away from ending the streak, but they lost a 59-58 heartbreaker at the hands of the Carbon Dinos. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Dinos this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 70-61 back in January.
McKay Schlappi
| 02/07/25 @ Carbon | 16 |
| 01/31/25 @ Manti | 14 |
| 02/05/25 vs Emery | 12 |
| 01/24/25 @ Delta | 10 |
| 01/29/25 vs Richfield | 7 |
North Sanpete's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of McKay Schlappi, who posted 16 points in addition to five assists and three steals, and Bryce Swapp, who went 5 of 9 en route to 18 points. The dominant performance gave Schlappi a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Jaden Bowles, who earned eight points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Carbon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ty Mortensen, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds. 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 for 7 on his way to 11 points.
North Sanpete's loss dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Carbon, their win bumped their record up to 5-18.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. North Sanpete will be playing at home against Summit Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Carbon, they will face off against Richfield at 1:00 p.m. on February 15th. Carbon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.2 points per game this season.
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