Basketball Game Preview: Tooele Buffaloes vs. Murray Spartans

The Tooele Buffaloes will head out on the road to square off against the Murray Spartans at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Tooele is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.

Last Tuesday, Tooele ended up a good deal behind Cottonwood and lost 65-50. While losing is never fun, the Buffaloes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Colts are ranked 30th).

Meanwhile, Murray sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 67-64 victory over Stansbury on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.

Tooele's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Murray, their win bumped their record up to 7-8.

Tooele couldn't quite finish off Murray in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 75-73. Can Tooele avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.