The Murray Spartans will challenge the Tooele Buffaloes at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Murray's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Tooele has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road.
Last Tuesday, Murray narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Stansbury 67-64. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly three points.
Meanwhile, Tooele lost to Cottonwood at home by a 65-50 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Buffaloes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Colts are ranked 30th).
Murray's win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Tooele, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Murray came out on top in a nail-biter against Tooele when the teams last played back in February of 2024, sneaking past 75-73. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Tooele's Ethan B Rogers, who almost dropped a double-double on 32 points and nine boards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Murray to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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