Preview: West Jordan Jaguars vs. Taylorsville Warriors
West Jordan is 1-9 against Taylorsville since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Jordan Jaguars will head out on the road to take on the Taylorsville Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Taylorsville took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on West Jordan, who comes in off a win.
You can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely West Jordan's strategy against Kearns on Tuesday. West Jordan put the hurt on Kearns with a sharp 47-25 victory. The victory was nothing new for West Jordan as they're now sitting on three straight.
West Jordan relied on the efforts of Giselle Muffett, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and four steals, and Rochelle Afo Manuma, who dropped a triple-double on ten points, 14 rebounds, and 12 assists. That makes it five consecutive games in which Muffett has scored at least a third of West Jordan's points. Another player making a difference was Olivia Richards, who scored seven points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Taylorsville's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 55-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cyprus. Taylorsville has not had much luck with Cyprus recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The losing side was boosted by Ella Wolfgramm, who scored 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marlee Reupena, who scored seven points along with six assists and six steals.
West Jordan's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-7. As for Taylorsville, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-9.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: West Jordan have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 39.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Taylorsville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 38.9 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Jordan couldn't quite finish off Taylorsville when the teams last played back in January and fell 59-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Reupena, who scored 28 points along with four steals. Now that West Jordan knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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