The Music Mountain Warriors and the Grand Canyon Phantoms will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Music Mountain's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.
On Saturday, Music Mountain came up short against Pinon and fell 82-71. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (68), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Daelian Walema, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten boards. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyren Havatone, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 19 points and seven boards.
Even though they lost, Music Mountain smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Grand Canyon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 63-31 loss at the hands of Chinle. The game marked the Phantoms' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Music Mountain dropped their record down to 3-4 with the defeat, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Grand Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything came up roses for Music Mountain against Grand Canyon when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 61-32 victory. Will Music Mountain repeat their success, or does Grand Canyon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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