On Tuesday, Alta faced Brighton in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Alta Hawks came out on top against the Brighton Bengals by a score of 67-59. This was a revenge game for the Hawks: when they faced off against the Bengals back in January, they had to take a 64-55 loss.
Matt Mckea
| 02/11/25 vs Brighton | 17 |
| 12/13/24 vs Bear River | 13 |
| 12/28/24 vs Taylorsville | 12 |
| 12/21/24 vs Cathedral Catholic | 12 |
| 01/03/25 vs East | 10 |
Alta got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Matt Mckea out in front who made all 7 shots he took to post 17 points and four steals. Those 17 points gave Mckea a new career-high. Dash Reiser was another key player, putting up 19 points and five assists.
Alta was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Brighton only racked up nine assists.
Brighton lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Josh Mawhinney, who posted 22 points and five boards. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Soto, who scored 13 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.
Alta is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Brighton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-10.
Alta does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Brighton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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