Uintah was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against the Skyline Grizzlies, falling 71-49. While losing is never fun, the Utes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 71st in Utah, while the Grizzlies are ranked 20th in Idaho).
Despite the loss, Uintah still got an impressive performance from Kenadie Maughan, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 18 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Taylor Smith, who posted six points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Uintah smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Skyline only pulled down seven offensive boards.
Shay Shippen was her usual excellent self, going 14 of 22 on her way to 34 points in addition to seven steals and six boards for Skyline. The contest was Shippen's 25th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Macy Marlow, who went 6 of 10 on her way to 14 points.
Uintah's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Skyline, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-5.
Uintah wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 38-28 victory against Century on the 3rd. As for Skyline, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 56-50 defeat against Mead on the 3rd.
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