The Kearns Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Hunter Wolverines at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Kearns has now lost 12 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 3.
Kearns fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Hillcrest on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 44-38 to the Huskies. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Meanwhile, Hunter didn't have too much trouble with Cyprus on Monday as they won 55-38. The Wolverines haven't had any issues with the Pirates recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Hunter's win came from a few key players that Kearns will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Grace Gallagher, who dropped a triple-double with 19 points, 16 boards, and ten blocks. She is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now posted two or more in each of the last 41 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Skye Davidson, who went 6-for-14 on her way to 14 points and five steals.
Hunter smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in nine consecutive matchups.
Hunter now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Kearns, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.
Kearns was dealt a bruising 64-28 loss at the hands of Hunter in their previous meeting on January 6th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gallagher, who dropped a triple-double with 16 points, 11 rebounds, and ten blocks. Now that the Cougars know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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