Basketball Game Preview: Stansbury Stallions vs. Murray Spartans

The Stansbury Stallions will face off against the Murray Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Stansbury and five for Murray.

Last Saturday, Stansbury had to suffer through a 70-43 loss at the hands of Dixie. While losing is never fun, the Stallions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Flyers are ranked 34th).

Meanwhile, Murray fought the good fight in their overtime match against Alta on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 52-51 to the Hawks.

Stansbury's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Murray, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.

Stansbury came up short against Murray in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 55-46. Can Stansbury avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.