Recap: Wasatch Wasps vs. Pleasant Grove Vikings
After losing to the Pleasant Grove Vikings the last time they met, the Wasatch Wasps decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Wasatch walked away with a 49-42 win over Pleasant Grove on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back wins for Wasatch.
Wasatch got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ashley Garner out in front who scored 21 points along with 7 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Garner has scored at least 25% of Wasatch's points. Another player making a difference was Mahala Speredon, who dropped a double-double on 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Pleasant Grove's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Tabi Clark, who scored 11 points along with 7 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Cash Connors, who scored 12 points along with 6 rebounds.
Wasatch's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Pleasant Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Wasatch will head out on the road to face off against Union at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Pleasant Grove, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Timpview at 7:00 p.m.