Cottonwood won the last time they faced Stansbury and things went their way on Friday too. The Cottonwood Colts walked away with a 69-62 win over the Stansbury Stallions. Given the Colts' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Stallions are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/17/25 @ Stansbury | 21 |
| 12/05/24 vs Provo | 13 |
| 12/19/24 vs Murray | 12 |
| 12/13/24 @ Park City | 11 |
| 12/10/24 vs Stansbury | 10 |
Cottonwood's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bo Smith, who made all 8 shots he took for 21 points. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in points. Andreas Katsanevas also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Stansbury's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Luke Rich, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 17 points in addition to five assists and five boards, and Will Stephens, who went 5 of 12 en route to 17 points. Tobi Johnson was another key player, putting up six points.
The win was the third in a row for Cottonwood, bringing their record for this year to 12-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points per game. As for Stansbury, they dropped their record down to 4-13 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Cottonwood didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 85-51 victory against Park City on the 22nd. Stansbury has also already played their next game, a 61-36 win against Tooele on the 21st.
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