Recap: Alta Hawks vs. West Panthers
It was a good run, but the Alta Hawks unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were outmatched by West on the road and fell 65-38. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Alta has scored all season.
Alta's loss came despite strong showings from Leafa Niumeitolu and Aolele Liavaa. Niumeitolu scored 17 points along with six rebounds, while Liavaa scored six points along with eight rebounds and four steals. It was the first time this season that Liavaa pulled down eight or more rebounds. Quincy Kegel was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Kylee Falatea continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for West, dropping a triple-double on 24 points, ten assists, and 11 steals. Falatea has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 15 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Fina Tuha, who almost dropped a triple-double on nine points, ten rebounds, and ten steals.
Alta's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-3. As for West, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Alta will look to defend their home court on Friday against Olympus at 7:00 p.m. Alta is coming into the game with nine straight losses at home, meaning Olympus will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for West, they will head out on the road to take on East at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. East will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Utah Rankings (they are ranked 86th, while West is ranked 22nd).
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