Basketball Game Preview: Taylorsville Warriors vs. West Jordan Jaguars

By Team Reports Jan 25, 2025, 2:05am

Basketball Preview: Taylorsville Warriors vs. West Jordan Jaguars

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Taylorsville has gone 9-1 against West Jordan recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Taylorsville Warriors will be playing at home against the West Jordan Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Taylorsville comes in on three and West Jordan on four.

Taylorsville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They managed a 60-56 victory over Granger on Tuesday.

Destiny Harrison

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12/20/24 @ Skyline4
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Destiny Harrison was nothing short of spectacular: she posted 17 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kaitlin Sterzer, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards.

Taylorsville was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, West Jordan hadn't done well against Hunter recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. West Jordan took down Hunter 58-41.

West Jordan's win came from a few key players Taylorsville will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Marlee Reupena, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine steals. She has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Giselle Muffett, who put up 22 points and six rebounds.

West Jordan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.4 points per game. As for Taylorsville, their win bumped their record up to 5-9.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Taylorsville has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 33.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like West Jordan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32.9 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.

Taylorsville beat West Jordan 67-58 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was West Jordan's Rochelle Afo Manuma, who dropped a double-double on 33 points and 15 rebounds. Now that she won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Taylorsville to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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