Mountain Crest lost against Green Canyon back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Mountain Crest Mustangs fell 73-61 to the Green Canyon Wolves. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Wolves are ranked 11th).
Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Noah Cardon, who went 7 of 13 en route to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Niko Dimitricoff, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 15 points.
Mustangs
| 01/29/25 vs Green Canyon | 14 |
| 12/01/23 vs Mountain Home | 13 |
| 12/27/24 @ Roy | 13 |
| 01/05/24 vs Hunter | 13 |
| 01/24/24 @ Ridgeline | 12 |
Even though they lost, Mountain Crest smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Green Canyon's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jude Haigh led the charge by going 7 of 11 en route to 24 points and five boards. Gavin Crane was another key player, going 7 for 12 on his way to 17 points.
Mountain Crest has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.7 points per game. As for Green Canyon, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-1.
Mountain Crest has already played their next contest, a 58-49 loss against Bear River on the 31st. As for Green Canyon, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 76-54 victory against Ridgeline on the 31st.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
