Tooele hasn't had much luck against Cottonwood recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Tooele Buffaloes will venture away from home to square off against the Cottonwood Colts at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Tooele is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Tuesday. They took a 57-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jordan.
Meanwhile, Cottonwood unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 58-51 to Murray.
Tooele will have to keep a close watch on Luka Cecez and Tengis Bayasgalan, a pair of players who had a big impact on Cottonwood's prior game. Cecez went 7 for 8 on his way to 18 points and six rebounds, while Bayasgalan went 5 of 8 en route to 13 points. Cecez has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more blocks the last ten times he's played. Another player making a difference was Malei Atem, who posted four points in addition to five boards and three blocks.
Tooele's loss dropped their record down to 2-18. As for Cottonwood, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 14-7.
Things could have been worse for Tooele, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 65-50 loss to Cottonwood in their previous matchup on January 7th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cottonwood's John Rosevear, who went 8 for 14 en route to 22 points and six steals. Now that Tooele knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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