Ogden hasn't had much luck against Grantsville recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Ogden Tigers will look to defend their home court against the Grantsville Cowboys at 7:00 p.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when Ogden faced off against Union on Tuesday. Ogden fell to Union 34-30.
Meanwhile, Grantsville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They breezed by the Scots to the tune of 81-13. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Scots are ranked 129th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ogden better keep an eye on Avery Allred. She was instrumental in Grantsville's win, going 5 of 10 on her way to 20 points along with seven assists and six steals. Allred's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Baylee Lowder was another key player, going 5 for 6 en route to 14 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
Grantsville was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Grantsville's victory was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-1. As for Ogden, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.
Ogden was dealt a bruising 75-29 loss at the hands of Grantsville in their previous matchup back in January. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Ogden was down 57-9.
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