Cimarron-Memorial's tournament run continued when they took on Spanish Fork on Saturday. The Cimarron-Memorial Spartans came out on top against the Spanish Fork Dons by a score of 67-58. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 14th in Nevada, while the Dons are ranked 80th in Utah), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Spanish Fork lost, don't look at Gage Christensen. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 8 from beyond the arc en route to 28 points and five rebounds. The game was Christensen's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ben Clayson, who posted 15 points.
Spartans
| 12/21/24 vs Spanish Fork | 67-58 |
| 12/20/24 vs Palo Verde | 56-49 |
The win made it two in a row for Cimarron-Memorial and bumps their season record up to 6-3. As for Spanish Fork, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Cimarron-Memorial will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Palo Verde at 6:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Spanish Fork and Farmington will round out the year against one another at at 1:00 p.m. on December 30th. Spanish Fork is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.5 points per game this season.
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