Basketball Recap: Morgan Picks Up Second Consecutive Victory

Bracken Saunders

Points

12/03/25 @ North Sanpete	22
12/02/25 @ Stansbury	18
11/21/25 @ West Field	31
11/19/25 vs Hunter	19

If North Sanpete wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Morgan, they should've done a better job of containing Bracken Saunders. The Trojans blew past the Hawks 81-30 on Wednesday thanks in part to Saunders, who went 8-for-11 to rack up 22 points and eight steals. The game was his fourth in a row with at least 18 points.

The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Williams, who shot 63% from the field en route to 10 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 47.6% field goal percentage.

James Clayton and Gunner Pollock certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Clayton posted 11 points and eight boards, while Pollock scored six points. That was a full 36.7% of North Sanpete's points, marking the third time in a row Clayton has earned more than a third of the team's points. Chip Koop also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.

The victory made it two in a row for Morgan and bumps their season record up to 3-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.5 points over those games. As for North Sanpete, they now have a losing record of 2-3.

Coming up, Morgan will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Bonneville at 7:00 p.m. As for North Sanpete, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 55-51 victory against Cedar on the 5th.