Ben Lomond built a 31-22 lead early in the third quarter before Oliver Nethercott sparked a 12-4 run for the Mustangs. Mountain Crest found themselves down 35-34 before the Scots closed the last 2:30 on an 8-2 run they never relinquished. Mountain Crest never got closer than two possessions as they fell 58-46 in their first road game of the season. Mountain Crest had no answer on defense for Kekoa Beard who scored a game high 25. Beard had 10 points in the first and third quarters. No other Scot was in double figures but Jake East had nine and Chauncey Whitty and Preston Williams each had eight. Ben Lomond was very effective from the free throw line early, going 9-11 in the first three quarters before leaving the door open by just shooting 5-11 in the final period. Mountain Crest couldn’t take advantage of those empty trips and coach Chandler Smith picked up a technical foul over the reffing. The Mustangs had only seven free throw attempts to Ben Lomond’s 22, and Mountain Crest continued their struggles by only converting 3-7 from the charity stripe. On the season the team is now 37-78 from the free throw line. Nethercott

HYRUM – Ogden went on a 6-0 run over the first three minutes of the second quarter to go up 17-10 before Karson Falslev turned on the offense for Mountain Crest. Falslev scored eight of his game high 21 points in the second quarter and fueled the 24-8 run over the next nine minutes for a 34-25 Mustang lead. The Tigers only cut the lead to seven points once, trailing by as much as 15, as Mountain Crest controlled the rest of the way for 59-48 win, coach Chandler Smith’s first. In the first five games of the season Mountain Crest had made just 20 shots from deep, but hit nine 3-pointers against Ogden. Falslev led the way with five of them to finish with a career high 21 points. Preston Lofthouse hit two outside shots and finished with 15, his fifth double digit scoring effort in six games. The Mustangs did continue their struggles from the free throw line, going 8-16. Now they’re 34-71 from the charity stripe on the season. Mountain Crest did improve on defense, forcing 17 Tiger turnovers to their 14. Ogden had nine turnovers in the second half to Mountain Crest’s four, though three for