The Kearns Cougars struggled with threes on Thursday (the Murray Spartans had 500% more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Kearns fell just short of Murray by a score of 50-48. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Kearns in their matchups with Murray: they've now lost three in a row.
Kearns' lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kylee Glade, who scored 9 points. Glade is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Adhau Chol was another key contributor, scoring 10 points along with 8 rebounds.
Mia Auclaire was the offensive standout of the contest as she scored 24 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which she has scored at least 25% of Murray's points. Another player making a difference was Vanessa Anaafi, who scored 6 points along with 6 rebounds.
Kearns now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Murray, their win bumped their record up to an identical 1-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Kearns will take on Tooele at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Tooele focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Thursday. As for Murray, they will head out on the road to face off against Granger at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
