West lost against Salem Hills back in December of 2016 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The West Panthers took a 64-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Salem Hills Skyhawks.
| 12/31/24 vs Salem Hills | 2 |
| 12/28/24 vs Judge Memorial Catholic | 3 |
| 12/27/24 @ Grantsville | 5 |
West lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Elijah Albertson, who posted 13 points and seven assists. Albertson is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Phillip Ladua was another key player, going 5 for 9 on his way to 11 points and seven rebounds.
Leading Salem Hills to victory were Elijah Gasser and Jacoby Gustin. Gasser went 6 of 8 on his way to 17 points and six boards, while Gustin went 7 of 9 on his way to 16 points and five boards. The dominant performance also gave Gustin a new career-high in assists (two). Grant Hardy was another key player, putting up nine points along with five assists and three steals.
West has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-6 record this season. As for Salem Hills, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
When West and Salem Hills next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. West will try to stop Olympus' five-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Salem Hills will try to stop Lehi's three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on January 7th.
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