Basketball Recap: Ogden Comes Up Short

Ogden was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 69-44 to the Morgan Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Trojans are ranked 16th).

Bracken Saunders continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Morgan, going 8 of 14 on his way to 20 points and eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jake Hansen, who posted 13 points.

Ogden now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Morgan, the victory (which was their 15th in a row) raised their record to 18-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Ogden Tigers challenge the South Summit Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Morgan, they are taking a road trip to square off against Grantsville at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Morgan knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 19 contests -- so hopefully Grantsville likes a good challenge.