Basketball Game Preview: Cottonwood Colts vs. Tooele Buffaloes

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Previous 6 Games

02/01/24 - Away	43-38 W
01/10/24 - Home	56-34 W
02/10/23 - Home	65-41 W
01/17/23 - Away	70-39 W
02/10/22 - Away	47-37 W
01/19/22 - Home	38-29 W

Cottonwood has gone 6-0 against Tooele recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Cottonwood Colts will take on the Tooele Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. Cottonwood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.2 points per game this season.

Tooele is hoping to do what Timpanogos couldn't on Monday: put an end to Cottonwood's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Cottonwood strolled past Timpanogos with points to spare, taking the game 49-32.

Taylor Workman and Avea Van Der Beek were among the main playmakers for Cottonwood as the former posted 16 points and the latter put up 12 points. Another player making a difference was Ashlyn Tripp, who had seven points.

Meanwhile, Tooele rang in the new year with a 65-54 win over Hunter on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Buffaloes.

Tooele's win came from a few key players Cottonwood will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Halle Hogan, who posted 19 points in addition to eight assists and seven steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Searle, who shot 5-for-9 from long range and almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards.

Tooele was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in four consecutive matchups.

Cottonwood's record now sits at 11-2. As for Tooele, their record is now 9-5.

Cottonwood didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Tooele when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 43-38 victory. Does Cottonwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tooele turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.