It was a good run, but the Eagle Mustangs unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Timberline by a score of 49-46. Eagle has not had much luck with Timberline recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Eagle lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cole Pugh, who scored nine points. Another player making a difference was Hudson Van alfen, who scored seven points.
Eagle struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Leading Timberline to victory were Bryce Elder and Alex Ko. Elder scored 11 points along with six rebounds, while Ko scored 26 points along with six rebounds. Those six rebounds set a new season-high mark for him.
Eagle's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Timberline, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
Eagle will finish 2023 at home by hosting Bishop Kelly at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Timberline and Jordan will round out the year against one another at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday at. Jordan will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in their respective state's rankings (they are ranked 101st in Utah, while Timberline is ranked third in Idaho).
