Maple Mountain played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 64-37 loss at the hands of the Orem Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Tigers are ranked first).
Maple Mountain lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Britton Richmond, who posted seven points. Another player making a difference was Elijah Liddiard, who put up eight points.
Maple Mountain has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Orem, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-3.
Maple Mountain will welcome Cedar Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maple Mountain is facing Cedar Valley at the right time seeing as Cedar Valley is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Orem, they will head out on the road to take on Spanish Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Orem's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine matchups.
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