The Hurricane Tigers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They took a serious blow against Ridgeline, falling 79-52. Hurricane has struggled against Ridgeline recently, as their matchup on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Hurricane's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Quinn Gubler, who scored 13 points, and Cayleb Jackman who scored 9 points along with 4 blocks. Jackman is absolutely dominating the block category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Calan Hughes was another key contributor, scoring 3 points along with 12 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Hurricane were working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ridgeline only racked up 17.
Among those leading the charge was Carson Cox, who scored 23 points along with 5 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Ridgeline's points. Another player making a difference was Diego Vazquez, who scored 10 points along with 6 rebounds.
Hurricane now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Ridgeline, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Hurricane will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Green Canyon at 1:00 p.m. on December 2nd. Ridgeline and Mountain Home will face off at 1:00 p.m. on December 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
