The Kearns Cougars were the 55-54 winner over the Cyprus Pirates when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. Kearns fell to Cyprus 64-60. Kearns' defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mauricio Lemus, who scored 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anywan Kuang, who scored 13 points.
Kearns struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Cyprus pulled down 13 offensive rebounds.
Cyprus found their leader in underclassman Koli Fosita, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Xian Brown, who scored 14 points along with seven assists.
Kearns' defeat dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Cyprus, they pushed their record up to 6-17 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Kearns does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Cyprus also has no future games currently scheduled.
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