The Music Mountain Warriors suffered their biggest defeat since December 16, 2023 on Thursday. They had to suffer through a rough 63-26 loss at the hands of Pinon. Music Mountain was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-15.
Music Mountain lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Aliyania Matuck, who scored nine points. That was a full 34.6% of Music Mountain's points, marking the tenth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. A'oda Chavez was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Pinon's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kylie Bia led the charge by scoring 14 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Alysia Mike, who scored eight points along with ten rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Music Mountain and nudges their season record down to 4-14. As for Pinon, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-13.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Music Mountain will face off against Dishchii'bikoh at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Pinon, they will head out on the road to take on Northland Prep Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northland Prep Academy will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
