The Mountain Crest Mustangs are taking a road trip to face off against the West Jordan Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mountain Crest has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Mountain Crest is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Box Elder to the tune of 68-41 on Tuesday. The Mustangs pushed the score to 66-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bees cut but never quite recovered from.
Mountain Crest got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Leighton Pratt out in front who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. Pratt is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: she's pulled down at least nine every time she's taken the court this season. Lily Smith was another key player, going 8 for 16 en route to 16 points plus six assists and five steals.
Mountain Crest smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, West Jordan unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 56-40 bruising from Riverton last Friday.
Despite the defeat, West Jordan got top-tier performance from Giselle Muffett, who posted 18 points in addition to three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Erilyn Lokeni, who had two points plus seven rebounds and two steals.
Mountain Crest's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for West Jordan, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
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