Recap: Taylorsville Warriors vs. Kearns Cougars
The Taylorsville Warriors came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They snuck past Kearns with a 42-38 win. That's another feather in the cap for Taylorsville, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Taylorsville can attribute much of their success to Aysha Salami, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds. Salami also posted two blocks for the first time this season. Another player making a difference was Felika Tauvao, who scored six points along with 11 rebounds and three blocks.
Kearns lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kylee Glade, who scored ten points along with three steals. Adhau Chol was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five blocks.
Taylorsville is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Kearns, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Taylorsville will take on Granger at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Taylorsville is facing Granger at the right time seeing as Granger is stuck on a 17-game losing streak. As for Kearns, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Cyprus at 7:00 p.m. on February 8th. One thing working in Cyprus' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three games.
