Water Canyon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They took a 76-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Millard Eagles. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (56), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
01/31/25 @ Millard | 25 |
11/21/24 @ Fredonia | 15 |
11/26/24 @ El Capitan | 8 |
12/11/24 @ Enterprise | 6 |
12/20/24 @ Beaver | 6 |
When it comes to explaining why Water Canyon lost, don't look at Riley Jones. Despite the final result, he went 10 of 18 en route to 25 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave Jones a new career-high in points. Domanik La Corti was another key player, going 7 for 15 on his way to 14 points and seven boards.
Millard's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Karsen Stewart led the charge by going 6 of 12 en route to 19 points and three steals. Stewart is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Jensen Davies, who went 6 for 14 on his way to 18 points and six rebounds.
Water Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Millard, the win snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-14 record.
Water Canyon has already played their next matchup, a 92-31 defeat against Kanab on the 5th. As for Millard, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 65-64 loss against Piute on the 1st.
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