If Alta was riding high fresh off their 73-21 takedown of Highland last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Alta Hawks took a 63-46 bruising from the Olympus Titans on Friday. The Hawks were down 45-25 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
When it comes to explaining why Alta lost, don't look at Quincy Kegel. Despite the final result, she went 5-for-11 to rack up 14 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Briel Baird, who posted four points and five boards.
Joss Baker continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Olympus, dropping a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Baker is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last 25 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Cammie Bontempo, who scored nine points and eight rebounds.
Alta's loss dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Olympus, their win bumped their record up to 10-8.
Alta didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 69-56 defeat against Brighton on the 11th. As for Olympus, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 53-28 victory against East on the 11th.
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