Basketball Recap: Taylorsville Takes Loss Despite Strong Performances from Jeweliana Martinez and Destiny Harrison

Taylorsville scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell to the Stansbury Stallions 57-52. The Warriors were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Stallions apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.

Despite the loss, Taylorsville had strong showings from Destiny Harrison, who went 9 for 17 on her way to 21 points and five assists, and Jeweliana Martinez, who posted nine points. Harrison's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Kwagee Nayic was another key player, putting up eight points.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Stansbury to victory, but perhaps none more so than Apisi Maile, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 boards. Those 12 rebounds gave Maile a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Addi Hansen, who went 6 of 10 on her way to 13 points and six rebounds.

Taylorsville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Stansbury, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3.

Taylorsville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 74-49 loss against Olympus on the 10th. As for Stansbury, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-51 victory against Ogden on the 10th.