The Morgan Trojans will take on the Grantsville Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Morgan's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Last Wednesday, Morgan didn't have too much trouble with Ogden as they won 67-49.
01/08/25 @ Ogden | 26 |
01/03/25 @ Summit Academy | 21 |
12/30/24 vs Uintah | 19 |
12/20/24 vs Stansbury | 19 |
12/13/24 @ Mountain Crest | 14 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Morgan to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kolton Asay, who went 8 of 13 from beyond the arc on his way to 26 points and three blocks. With that strong performance, Asay is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Bracken Saunders, who went 8 of 13 on his way to 17 points along with eight boards and seven assists.
Meanwhile, Grantsville fought the good fight in their overtime match against Union on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 68-67 to the Cougars. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (66), the Cowboys still had to take the loss.
Morgan's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.8 points per game. As for Grantsville, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-6.
Morgan didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Grantsville in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 55-50 victory. Will Morgan repeat their success, or does Grantsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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