The Hurricane Tigers and the Mountain Crest Mustangs will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Thursday, Hurricane came up short against Green Canyon and fell 79-70. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by exactly nine points.
Hurricane might have lost, but man, RJ Hurst was a machine: he went 7 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points plus five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Hurst a new career-high in threes. Calan Hughes was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Hurricane was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Mountain Crest on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 61-40 margin over Minico. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by exactly 21 points.
Mountain Crest now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Hurricane, they dropped their record down to 2-2 with the defeat, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Hurricane ended up a good deal behind Mountain Crest in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, losing 60-42. Can Hurricane avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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