Murray fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Alta on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 52-51 to the Alta Hawks. The Spartans just can't catch a break and have now endured five defeats in a row.
| 12/31/24 @ Alta | 20 |
| 01/16/24 vs Park City | 18 |
| 02/20/24 vs Timpanogos | 18 |
| 12/04/24 vs Skyline | 18 |
| 11/21/23 vs Alta | 18 |
Murray's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Charlotte Scherbel, who posted 20 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Scherbel a new career-high in points. Grace Taeoalii was another key player, putting up eight points along with ten rebounds and seven steals.
It was another big night for Alia Baldassano, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten steals for Alta. Baldassano is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Megan Johnson, who had six points.
Murray's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Alta, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-5.
Murray didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 43-42 loss against Stansbury on the 7th. As for Alta, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 56-33 victory against East on the 3rd.
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