The Mount Vernon Patriots will square off against Telos at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Mount Vernon is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Dugway on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mount Vernon lost 57-37 to Dugway.
Pablo Lopez
| 01/15/25 vs Utah School for the Deaf & Blind | 7 |
| 02/07/25 vs Dugway | 5 |
| 02/05/25 @ Utah School for the Deaf & Blind | 5 |
| 01/24/25 @ Telos | 4 |
| 01/22/25 @ Dugway | 1 |
Despite the defeat, Mount Vernon had strong showings from Pablo Lopez, who posted 11 points and five steals, and Robert Wharton, who put up 14 points. Lopez has become a key player for Mount Vernon: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least five steals, but 1-14 otherwise.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Telos). They claimed a resounding 83-33 victory over Utah School for the Deaf & Blind. Telos pushed the score to 70-31 by the end of the third, a deficit Utah School for the Deaf & Blind had no chance of recovering from.
Telos' win came from a few key players Mount Vernon will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jacobb Prussman, who earned 12 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in assists (four). Garrett Plott was another key player, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 12 boards.
Telos was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Telos has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-15 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games. As for Mount Vernon, they dropped their record down to 3-15 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Mount Vernon ended up a good deal behind Telos in their previous meeting back in January, losing 41-26. Will Mount Vernon have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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