The Granite Prospectors couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were beaten by Two Eagle River 68-26 on Friday. Granite was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-12.
Jabez Madplume had an outrageously good game for Two Eagle River as he dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Malacye Piapot, who scored 12 points along with 6 rebounds and 6 steals.
Granite's loss dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Two Eagle River, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Granite will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Two Eagle River at 4:00 p.m. on December 16th. As for Two Eagle River, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Darby at 6:30 p.m.