After a string of five wins, Cottonwood's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 58-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Murray Spartans. The Colts were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Spartans earlier this season, when they won 56-55.
| 01/28/25 @ Murray | 2 |
| 01/24/25 vs Jordan | 5 |
| 01/22/25 vs Park City | 4 |
| 01/17/25 @ Stansbury | 4 |
| 01/09/25 vs Hillcrest | 2 |
Despite the defeat, Cottonwood had strong showings from Luka Cecez, who went 7 for 8 on his way to 18 points and six boards, and Tengis Bayasgalan, who went 5 of 8 en route to 13 points. Cecez is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last ten games he's played. Malei Atem was another key player, putting up four points along with five rebounds and three blocks.
Murray's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kaiden Nelson led the charge by going 5 for 11 on his way to 15 points in addition to six steals and five assists. The dominant performance gave Nelson a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Davies, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine boards.
Cottonwood's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 14-7. As for Murray, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 12-8.
Cottonwood didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 83-54 victory against Tooele on the 31st. Murray has also already played their next contest, a 72-58 win against Stansbury on the 30th.
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