Tooele is on a four-game streak of home losses, Park City a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Tooele Buffaloes will host the Park City Miners at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Tooele is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Stansbury on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Tooele came up short against Stansbury, falling 61-36. That's two games in a row now that the Buffaloes have lost by exactly 25 points.
01/21/25 vs Stansbury | 2 |
01/29/24 vs Morgan | 2 |
12/29/23 vs Desert Hills | 2 |
02/09/24 @ Hillcrest | 1 |
02/02/24 vs Cottonwood | 1 |
Tooele might have lost, but man, Crew Lewis was a machine: he went 8 of 16 en route to 22 points. What's more, Lewis also racked up two blocks, the most he's had since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Christian Rogers, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 85-51, which was the final score in Park City's tilt against Cottonwood on Wednesday. The Miners were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-18.
Park City's defeat dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Tooele, their loss dropped their record down to 2-16.
Tooele came up short against Park City in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 69-64. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Park City's Luke Rice, who went 9 for 17 on his way to 28 points and six boards. Now that Tooele knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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