If Bryce Valley was feeling good fresh off their 86-38 takedown of Whitehorse last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bryce Valley Mustangs took a 50-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Piute Thunderbirds. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Thunderbirds this season, with their most recent loss being a 65-51 defeat back in January.

Luke Andrus
02/12/25 vs Piute | 6 |
02/08/25 vs Whitehorse | 3 |
02/06/25 @ Panguitch | 2 |
01/23/25 vs Piute | 3 |
01/21/25 @ North Sevier | 2 |
01/15/25 @ Wayne | 8 |
When it comes to explaining why Bryce Valley lost on Wednesday, don't look at Luke Andrus. Despite the final result, he went 7-for-13 en route to 18 points and six steals. Andrus has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rodolfo Perez, who posted seven points.
Bryce Valley has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season. As for Piute, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bryce Valley will be taking part in a tournament against Escalante at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Escalante is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.4 points per game this season. As for Piute, they will take on Milford in a tournament on Friday. One thing working in Milford's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games.
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