Uintah suffered their biggest defeat since January 12, 2024 on Friday. They had to suffer through a 74-42 loss at the hands of the Layton Christian Academy Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Utes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Eagles are ranked fourth).
When it comes to explaining why Uintah lost, don't look at Jaxon Jenson. Despite the final result, he posted 17 points.
Tyrin Jones was his usual excellent self, going 6 for 12 en route to 17 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals for Layton Christian Academy. Jones has been hot recently, having also posted two or more blocks the last three times he's played. Anor Wogar was another key player, going 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points.
Uintah dropped their record down to 11-4 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Layton Christian Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-8.
Uintah wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 74-64 defeat against Provo on the 14th. As for Layton Christian Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 86-54 victory against Mountain View on the 14th.
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