There's no place like home for Kearns, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They walked away with a 78-66 victory over the Hunter Wolverines on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cougars also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2024.
Kearns was led to victory by Isaiah Cruz and Darin Detvongsa. Cruz went 8 for 14 on his way to 22 points and six rebounds, while Detvongsa went 6 of 9 on his way to 15 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals. Cruz is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Kayden Stark, who posted eight points and seven assists.
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Kearns was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Hunter lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Dominick Phanolath, who put up 29 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Keaton Miller, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 16 points and six rebounds.
Kearns has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Hunter, they dropped their record down to 3-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Kearns didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 81-44 win against Granger on the 7th. As for Hunter, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 73-63 loss against Springville on the 7th.
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