West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 56-53 heartbreaker at the hands of the Brighton Bengals. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Bengals are ranked 26th).
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Elijah Albertson, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 13 points. Chachi Pan was another key player, putting up eight points and three steals.
Brighton got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaxon Soto out in front who posted 15 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Mawhinney, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 boards.
West's record is now 5-8. As for Brighton, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
West will square off against Alta at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Brighton, they will face off against Highland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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