Basketball Preview: Union Cougars vs. Uintah Utes
The Union Cougars are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they take on the Uintah Utes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both were dealt some close losses in their previous games and are determined not to let this one get away.
Union is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Carbon on Tuesday. Union fell just short of Carbon by a score of 43-41. One positive for the Cougars, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Uintah didn't have quite enough to beat Richfield on Saturday and fell 50-47. The Utes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Uintah might have lost, but man, Kenadie Maughan was a machine: she almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. The contest was Maughan's third in a row with at least ten points. Aunika Gehring was another key player, scoring five points.
Even though they lost, Uintah smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Uintah now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Union, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Union lost to Uintah on the road by a decisive 44-27 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Union avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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