The North Sanpete Hawks lost to the Gunnison Valley Bulldogs back in December of 2019, but the North Sanpete Hawks didn't allow the Gunnison Valley Bulldogs the same satisfaction on Wednesday. North Sanpete came out on top against Gunnison Valley by a score of 61-50. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Sanpete.
Ridge Hendry continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 26 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of North Sanpete's points. Another player making a difference was Cole Cook, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Gunnison Valley lost, one person who can't be blamed is Tyson Tucker. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. The game was Tucker's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of jet hill, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Even though they lost, Gunnison Valley were working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
The victory got North Sanpete back to even at 3-3. As for Gunnison Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Sanpete will be home for the holidays to greet Carbon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carbon is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 50.7 points per game. Gunnison Valley will be home for the holidays to greet Draper APA at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Draper APA is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 53.8 points per game.
