The Hurricane Tigers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their 12th straight defeat. They took a 68-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pine View. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (56), Hurricane still had to take the loss.
Hurricane lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Brigham Kemp, who scored 15 points along with three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Calan Hughes, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds.
Hurricane struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. They are winless (0-4) when they can't control their own glass like that.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pine View to victory, but perhaps none more so than Griffen Shepherd, who scored 19 points along with two steals. It was the first time this season that Shepherd grabbed two or more steals. Another player making a difference was Nash Schroeder, who scored 16 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Hurricane has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 14 of their last 15 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-18 record this season. As for Pine View, their win bumped their record up to 14-9.
Hurricane will head out on the road to square off against Bear River at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hurricane is coming into the match with 18 straight defeats on the road, meaning Bear River will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Pine View, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Uintah at 7:00 p.m. Pine View knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Uintah likes a good challenge.
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