Trojans
| 02/06/25 @ Ben Lomond | 81 |
| 01/07/25 vs Ogden | 80 |
| 01/22/25 vs Ben Lomond | 74 |
| 01/30/25 vs Union | 73 |
| 01/14/25 @ Union | 72 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Morgan). They took their matchup on Thursday with ease, bagging an 81-31 win over the Ben Lomond Scots. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Scots are ranked 125th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Morgan was led to victory by Eva Birkeland and Zoe Rockenfield. Birkeland went 11-for-19 en route to 27 points and four steals, while Rockenfield dropped a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Birkeland is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last 17 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Burt, who posted five points and five boards.
Morgan was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Ben Lomond's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Payton Huff, who went 9-for-22 to rack up 23 points, and Claudia Avina, who had five points and nine assists. The dominant performance also gave Avina a new career-high in blocks (two).
Morgan is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points over those games. As for Ben Lomond, their defeat was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-19.
Looking ahead, Morgan will welcome North Sanpete at 7:00 p.m. on February 14th. One thing working in Morgan's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten games. As for Ben Lomond, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 76-13 loss against Carbon on the 11th.
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