Hurricane lost against Payson back in November of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Hurricane Tigers fell 57-48 to the Payson Lions. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the loss, Hurricane still got an impressive performance from Brigham Kemp, who went 8 for 13 en route to 19 points plus six steals and five assists. Kemp's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Quinn Gubler, who had nine points plus four steals.
Even though they lost, Hurricane smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Legend Reynoso was nothing short of spectacular for Payson: he went 5 for 10 en route to 14 points plus seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Zandon Theobald, who went 5 for 7 en route to 12 points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Hurricane fell to 2-1. As for Payson, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Hurricane will venture away from home to square off against Green Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Green Canyon will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Hurricane surely won't give up without a fight. As for Payson, they will welcome Maple Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Payson's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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