Basketball Recap: Riverton Piles Up the Points Against Murray

Silverwolves

Team Score

12/17/24 vs Murray	65
12/10/24 @ Cyprus	61
12/06/24 vs Skyridge	61
11/22/24 @ West Jordan	56
11/26/24 vs Provo	52

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Riverton). They breezed by the Murray Spartans to the tune of 65-36 on Tuesday. Given the Silverwolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Spartans are ranked 111th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Riverton was led to victory by Faythe Stauffer and Maggie Hamblin. Stauffer went 6 for 15 on her way to 18 points in addition to five boards and three steals, while Hamblin went 5 of 9 on her way to 12 points and seven rebounds. Stauffer is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Halle Talbot, who posted eight points and five assists.

Riverton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since the start of last season.

Riverton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.4 points per game. As for Murray, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Riverton will take on Syracuse in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Riverton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.7 points per game this season. Murray and Cottonwood will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.