Rock Point lost against Red Mesa last Thursday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Rock Point Cougars were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 69-68 to the Red Mesa Redskins. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (57), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
Red Mesa's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jovun Paul, who went 5 of 9 en route to 12 points in addition to eight assists and four steals. Paul continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonah Herbert, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds.
Rock Point has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-14 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.2 points over those games. As for Red Mesa, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-13 record this season.
As of now, neither Rock Point nor Red Mesa have any future games scheduled.
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