After a string of six wins, the Richfield Wildcats's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a hard 65-49 fall against Canyon View. If Richfield hoped to take revenge for the 55-54 loss against they when the teams met, then they were left disappointed.
When it comes to explaining why Richfield lost, one person who can't be blamed is Malik Fautin. Despite the final result, he scored six points along with nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Cort Moon, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Richfield's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6. As for Canyon View, they pushed their record up to 11-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Richfield will take on Manti at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Manti's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten matches. As for Canyon View, they will head out on the road to square off against North Sanpete at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Sanpete will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Utah Rankings (they are ranked 94th, while Canyon View is ranked 34th).
