Hunter was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 78-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kearns Cougars. The Wolverines were not able to make up for their defeat to the Cougars from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.
Hunter lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Dominick Phanolath, who posted 29 points. Another player making a difference was Keaton Miller, who went 7 for 11 on his way to 16 points and six rebounds.
Kearns had a senior duo take command as Isaiah Cruz went 8 of 14 on his way to 22 points and six rebounds and Darin Detvongsa went 6 of 9 on his way to 15 points in addition to eight boards and four steals. Those eight boards gave Detvongsa a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Stark, who had eight points and seven assists.
Hunter's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Kearns, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Hunter didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 73-63 defeat against Springville on the 7th. As for Kearns, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, an 81-44 victory against Granger on the 7th.
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