Basketball Recap: West Jordan Now 11-1 over Last 12 Games

Giselle Muffett

Points

02/11/25 @ Hunter	26
02/07/25 @ Kearns	18
02/04/25 vs Granger	24
01/31/25 vs Cyprus	22
01/28/25 @ Taylorsville	25
+ 10 more games

West Jordan had won four straight road games and Giselle Muffett did her part to make it five on Tuesday. The West Jordan Jaguars walked away with a 64-55 victory over the Hunter Wolverines thanks to Muffett, who dropped a double-double with 26 points and ten boards. The matchup was her 15th in a row with at least 15 points.

Marlee Reupena also deserves some recognition as she posted her first blocks of the season. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in blocks.

Despite the loss, Hunter saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Grace Gallagher dropped a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Gallagher has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more blocks the last 35 times she's played. Mamakoula Tuitupou-Kutu was another key player, putting up 11 points and eight boards.

West Jordan is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.6 points over those games. As for Hunter, their record now sits at 9-13.

Coming up, West Jordan will be playing at home against Taylorsville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Taylorsville will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something West Jordan surely won't give up without a fight. As for Hunter, they will venture away from home to face off against Kearns at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.