The Spanish Fork Dons's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their ninth straight defeat. They fell 76-66 to Cedar Valley. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (63), Spanish Fork still had to take the loss.
Spanish Fork lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Gage Christensen, who went 6 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 25 points and 1 assist. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Christensen has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Dunn, who scored 17 points along with seven assists and six rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cedar Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brennan Olsen, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Heath Christensen, who scored 20 points.
Spanish Fork has been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 14 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-18 record this season. As for Cedar Valley, their win bumped their record up to 12-10.
Spanish Fork will head out on the road to challenge Timpview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Spanish Fork is coming into the match with eight straight losses on the road, meaning Timpview will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Cedar Valley, they will be playing at home against Orem at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Cedar Valley's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 14 games.
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