Escalante is 1-9 against Bryce Valley since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Escalante Moquis will take on the Bryce Valley Mustangs at 10:00 a.m. Escalante is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.4 points per game this season.
Escalante's tournament run continued when they took on Milford on Wednesday. Escalante came up short against Milford, falling 61-40. That's two games in a row now that the Moquis have lost by exactly 21 points.
Mac Porter
| 02/12/25 vs Milford | 18 |
| 02/01/25 @ Monticello | 17 |
| 02/02/24 vs Whitehorse | 17 |
| 01/16/25 @ Panguitch | 15 |
| 01/11/24 @ Bryce Valley | 14 |
Escalante's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Mac Porter, who went 7-for-12 en route to 18 points and six rebounds, and Jaxen Cottam, who posted 17 points and six boards. The dominant performance gave Porter a new career-high in points.
Meanwhile, Bryce Valley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 50-46 to Piute.
This is the second loss in a row for Escalante and nudges their season record down to 9-12. As for Bryce Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season.
Escalante took a serious blow against Bryce Valley in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 68-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bryce Valley's Luke Andrus, who went 7-for-12 to rack up 15 points in addition to eight steals and seven rebounds. Now that Escalante knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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