It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Maple Mountain can now relate to. They fell to the Wasatch Wasps 61-57. 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 41st, while the Wasps are ranked sixth).
Leah Bailey
| 02/20/25 @ Wasatch | 21 |
| 02/18/25 vs Roy | 21 |
| 02/14/25 @ Timpview | 17 |
Despite the loss, Maple Mountain saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Leah Bailey went 7-for-13 en route to 21 points and three steals. The contest was Bailey's third in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Shay Brown, who posted 12 points and five boards.
Maple Mountain's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-15. As for Wasatch, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season.
Maple Mountain does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Wasatch, they will take on Timpview at 5:50 p.m. on Tuesday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Peyton Behnke and Lina Ballin.
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