While the Mountain Ridge Sentinels couldn't quite beat the Riverton Silverwolves on Friday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 30-point defeat they were dealt last Tuesday. Mountain Ridge fell just short of Riverton by a score of 50-48. Mountain Ridge has not had much luck with Riverton recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Mountain Ridge lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Will Lindsay, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Sylvester, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Riverton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zach Edwards, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Vaughn Johnson, who scored nine points along with two steals.
Mountain Ridge has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season. As for Riverton, their win bumped their record up to 16-7.
Mountain Ridge's road trip will continue as they head out to face Westlake at 7:00 p.m. on February 21st. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Utah (Mountain Ridge is ranked 55th, while Westlake is ranked 49th). As for Riverton, they will square off against Lone Peak at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Riverton focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Friday.
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