The Maple Mountain Golden Eagles fought the good fight in their overtime game against the Springville Red Devils on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 90-82 to the Red Devils. Maple Mountain just can't catch a break and has now endured four defeats in a row.
Maple Mountain lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Matt Peterson, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. Bennett Averett was another key contributor, scoring 24 points along with six rebounds.
It was another big night for Jamyn Sondrup, who dropped a double-double on 32 points and 20 rebounds for Springville. Sondrup hasn't dropped below 18 points for seven straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Swift Hall, who scored 19 points.
Maple Mountain has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season. As for Springville, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-8.
Maple Mountain will look to defend their home court on Friday against Wasatch at 7:00 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Utah (Maple Mountain is ranked 48th, while Wasatch is ranked 53rd). As for Springville, they will head out on the road to face off against Salem Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Salem Hills' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten games.
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