The Cottonwood Colts and the Desert Hills Thunder squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Cottonwood Colts had to settle for second. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 49-48 to the Thunder. Cottonwood's loss signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Cottonwood still got an impressive performance from Alivia Hutton, who scored 18 points. Hutton is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Avea Van der beek, who scored nine points.
Cottonwood's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-7. As for Desert Hills, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-12.
Cottonwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Desert Hills, they will face off against Payson at 9:10 p.m. on Monday. Payson is coming into the contest with five straight victories on the road, so Desert Hills will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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