Escalante is 0-10 against Piute since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Escalante Moquis' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Piute Thunderbirds at 10:00 a.m. on February 28th. Hopefully Escalante focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine last Saturday.
Last Saturday, Escalante suffered a rough 60-38 loss at the hands of Valley. Escalante was down 57-26 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite their loss, Escalante saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Kendal Gardner, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Korben Young, who scored eight points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Piute entered their tilt with Panguitch with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. Piute snuck past Panguitch with a 54-50 win last Saturday.
Escalante's loss dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Piute, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season.
Escalante lost to Piute on the road by a decisive 59-42 margin when the teams last played last Thursday. Can Escalante avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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