The Music Mountain Warriors will challenge the Pinon Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Music Mountain's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games.
Music Mountain is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Williams just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell to the Vikings 72-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (63), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
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Despite their defeat, Music Mountain saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Micah Quasula, who went 9 of 21 en route to 24 points and five steals, was perhaps the best of all. Quasula is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lonewolf Havatone, who went 10 of 17 on his way to 23 points.
Meanwhile, Pinon suffered their biggest loss since February 2nd on Friday. They took a blow against Tuba City, falling 74-45. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost seven in a row.
Pinon's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Music Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Music Mountain came up short against Pinon when the teams last played back in January, falling 66-56. Can Music Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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