After having lost a blowout in their previous game against North Summit, Gunnison Valley was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They escaped with a win against the San Juan Broncos by the margin of a single free throw, 66-65. This was a revenge game for the Bulldogs: when they faced off against the Broncos on January 4th, they had to take a 59-48 loss.
Despite the loss, San Juan still got an impressive performance from Tripp Palmer, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 boards. Palmer has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jagger Nieves, who posted nine points in addition to seven boards and six assists.
Bulldogs
| 01/24/25 vs San Juan | 66-65 |
| 01/15/25 vs Duchesne | 61-43 |
| 01/08/25 vs North Sevier | 42-37 |
Gunnison Valley's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-9. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for San Juan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-10.
Gunnison Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 70-62 defeat against Grand County on the 25th. As for San Juan, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 64-59 loss against North Sevier on the 25th.
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