The Morgan Trojans will take on the Stansbury Stallions in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Morgan's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Last Friday, Morgan strolled past Mountain Crest with points to spare, taking the game 65-49. The 65-point effort marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Morgan's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jake Hansen, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 16 points along with eight assists and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Bracken Saunders, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 14 points in addition to six boards and five assists.
Morgan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Stansbury was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. The game between them and Hillcrest didn't end well, with Stansbury falling 57-43. While losing is never fun, the Stallions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Huskies are ranked 20th).
Morgan pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.0 points per game. As for Stansbury, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything went Morgan's way against Stansbury in their previous meeting back in December of 2016, as Morgan made off with a 71-45 win. In that contest, Morgan amassed a halftime lead of 49-20, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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