On Tuesday, the Corner Canyon Chargers faced the Mountain Ridge Sentinels in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Corner Canyon walked away with a 52-43 win over Mountain Ridge. The victory was just what Corner Canyon needed coming off of a 62-39 loss in their prior match.
It was another big night for Elina Mortensen, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Corner Canyon's points. Another player making a difference was Maia Rhay, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Several Sentinels players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Cailin Kehl, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Blair, who scored eight points.
Mountain Ridge struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Corner Canyon's victory bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Mountain Ridge, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-9 record this season.
Corner Canyon will be playing at home against Bingham at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Bingham focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Tuesday. As for Mountain Ridge, they will head out on the road to challenge Riverton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Riverton is coming into the game with four straight defeats at home, meaning Mountain Ridge will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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