Chinle has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They received a blow on Tuesday as they fell 65-51 to the Kanab Cowboys. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 116th in Arizona, while the Cowboys are ranked 34th in Utah).
Cash Mortensen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Kanab, going 8 for 12 on his way to 21 points. Mortensen is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Brown, who posted ten points in addition to six assists and six boards.
Chinle's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Kanab, their record is now 5-3.
Chinle will be taking part in a tournament against Rough Rock at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. Chinle is facing Rough Rock at the right time seeing as Rough Rock is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Kanab, they will venture away from home to face off against Parowan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kanab has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
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