The Uintah Utes will square off against the Mountain Crest Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Uintah's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups.
Uintah is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Payson on Friday. Uintah fell just short of Payson by a score of 64-61. While the Utes didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lions 21-17 in the first quarter.
Dauson Gardiner
| 02/07/25 @ Payson | 14 |
| 12/30/24 @ Morgan | 12 |
| 11/23/24 @ Richfield | 12 |
| 12/17/24 vs Union | 11 |
| 12/06/24 vs Ben Lomond | 10 |
Despite the defeat, Uintah got top-tier performance from Dauson Gardiner, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 14 boards. The dominant performance gave Gardiner a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Gideon Owen, who posted ten points and five boards.
Meanwhile, Mountain Crest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against Ridgeline, falling 74-52. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Riverhawks are ranked 22nd).
Defeat or not, Mountain Crest got some senior leadership from Tayton Martinson and Kael Muir. Martinson went 6 of 12 to rack up 14 points and five rebounds, while Muir scored 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Cooper, who had eight points.
Mountain Crest's loss dropped their record down to 6-17. As for Uintah, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 14-10.
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