On Tuesday, the Alta Hawks's game was all tied up 22-22 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They slipped by Brighton 48-47. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Alta.
Leafa Niumeitolu was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Alta's points. Quincy Kegel was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Alta's win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points per game. As for Brighton, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.
Alta does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Brighton, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against East at 7:00 p.m. 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 Brighton is ranked 27th).
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