West lost against Alta back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The West Panthers were outmatched by the Alta Hawks and fell 68-40. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Hawks are ranked 14th).
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Saladi Maluak, who posted 11 points and five rebounds. Lester Falatea was another key player, putting up eight points.
Alta was led to victory by Dash Reiser and Boston Gray. Reiser put up 19 points, while Gray dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards. Gray is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Langford, who scored nine points.
West has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season. As for Alta, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. It'll be Eastside v. Westside when West and East meet at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West is facing East at the right time seeing as East is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Alta, they are taking a road trip to take on Highland at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Alta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.6 points per game this season.
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