Murray has gone 6-1 against Tooele recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Murray Spartans are taking a road trip to face off against the Tooele Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Murray has eight straight wins, Tooele has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Murray strolled past Stansbury with points to spare, taking the game 72-58.
| 01/30/25 vs Stansbury | 5 |
| 01/28/25 vs Cottonwood | 6 |
| 01/21/25 @ Jordan | 1 |
| 01/17/25 vs Hillcrest | 1 |
| 01/14/25 @ Park City | 4 |
Murray relied on the efforts of Kaiden Nelson, who went 9 of 12 on his way to 21 points in addition to six assists and six boards, and Isaiah Beh, who went 9 for 14 en route to 20 points and eight assists. With that strong performance, Nelson is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. Treyce Wilson was another key player, putting up ten points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Tooele played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Cottonwood 83-54. 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 123rd, while the Colts are ranked 30th).
Murray pushed their record up to 13-8 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.1 points per game. As for Tooele, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-19.
Murray strolled past Tooele when the teams last played back in January by a score of 73-54. The rematch might be a little tougher for Murray since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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