Tuesday, February 18, 2014

In-valley rivals prepare to face off Wednesday

The Logan High School boys’ basketball team will travel to Hyrum to face its in-valley rival, Mountain Crest, on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

A team seeking vengeance will be there to meet them.

The Grizzlies soundly defeated the Mustangs in the teams’ first meeting of the season, which ended 63-38.

With home court advantage for this game, Mountain Crest senior guard Gaje Ferguson said he’s confident his team can win.

“Revenge is what I want. That other game was a fluke and we’re out to prove it,” Ferguson said. “There’s always a bigger drive playing a valley rivalry. There’s more tension for sure.”

Coming off a win against Bonneville, the Grizzlies are also self-assured.

“We are going in confident but at the same time we know how hard it is to get a win out there,” said Cole Dickson, a senior captain for Logan. “Our support is always great, but something about playing Mountain Crest gets everybody fired up.”

With each loss, the Mustangs are reducing their chances of making the playoffs while the Grizzlies are in postseason contention. Despite their disappointing season, the rivalry has Mountain Crest excited for the game on Wednesday.

“We may be having a tough season, but this bitter rivalry has the whole school pumped,” said Canon Schenk, a senior wing for Mountain Crest.


Alex Bennett, Sam Emmett, Emily Duke, Morgan Klinkowski, Justin Anderson and Madison Eves contributed to this report.

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