The Tooele Buffaloes suffered their biggest defeat since November 30, 2023 on Wednesday. They suffered a tough 56-34 defeat at the hands of Cottonwood. Tooele has struggled against Cottonwood recently, as their game on Wednesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Tooele had strong showings from Kennedy Searle, who scored ten points along with two blocks, and Josie Kennedy, who scored nine points along with 12 rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cottonwood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Avea Van der beek, who scored 13 points. Van der beek continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carley Caton, who scored 12 points.
Tooele 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 Cottonwood, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6.
Tooele will take on Murray at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cottonwood, they will head out on the road to challenge Hillcrest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hillcrest comes in still looking for their first win of the season.