Castle View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against the ThunderRidge Grizzlies, falling 82-57. The Sabercats were not able to make up for their loss to the Grizzlies from their previous meeting back in February of 2024.
Defeat or not, Castle View got some senior leadership from Evan Mckean and Blake Graham. Mckean posted 18 points in addition to five assists and five boards, while Graham went 5 for 11 on his way to 15 points. Graham has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played. Braden Monson was another key player, putting up eight points.
Sabercats
| 01/29/25 @ ThunderRidge | 57-82 |
| 01/24/25 vs Mountain Vista | 54-80 |
| 01/21/25 vs Heritage | 59-62 |
Even though they lost, Castle View smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.
ThunderRidge was led to victory by Drew Paine and Kael Carney. Paine dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds, while Carney went 6 of 11 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points. The dominant performance gave Carney a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ulysses Brown, who put up eight points along with six boards and three steals.
Castle View's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for ThunderRidge, their record is now 11-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Castle View will take on Legend at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Legend knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten matches -- so hopefully Castle View likes a good challenge. As for ThunderRidge, they will face off against Rock Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rock Canyon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.8 points per game this season.
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