The West Grand Mustangs's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fifth straight loss. They took a 43-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Park. West Grand has not had much luck with North Park recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Stran Lechman, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Cooper Martinson, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
West Grand struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as North Park posted 12 assists.
Leading North Park to victory were Chris Reyes and Gavin Pittington. Reyes scored 13 points along with seven rebounds, while Pittington almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine assists. It was the first time this season that Pittington posted eight or more assists. Makeon Crum was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
West Grand's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-15. As for North Park, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season.
West Grand will square off against Vail Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully West Grand focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Saturday. North Park is on the road again on Thursday and plays Ouray at 4:00 p.m. on February 22nd. Ouray has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
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