On Wednesday, the Murray Spartans faced the Layton Lancers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Murray was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 57-56 to Layton. Murray's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Murray still got an impressive performance from Treyce Wilson, who scored 19 points along with five assists. Those 19 points set a new season-high mark for him. Isaiah Beh was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Murray's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Layton, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Murray won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Olympus at 8:30 p.m. on December 28th. Olympus knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past seven contests -- so hopefully Murray likes a good challenge. Layton won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Mountain View at 2:30 p.m. on December 28th. Mountain View will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Utah Rankings (they are ranked 40th, while Layton is ranked sixth).
