Park City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 43-34 to the Tooele Buffaloes. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Miners this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 51-37 back in December of 2024.
Hadley Flach was Park City's leading scorer, having posted 13 points. Kalynn Nickell held things down on the boards with ten rebounds. Mallory Carter took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.
Tooele was led to victory by Macie Gustin and Kennedy Searle. Gustin went 5 of 11 en route to 11 points in addition to eight boards and three steals, while Searle posted 12 points and seven rebounds. Gustin continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Berkley Mclaws, who scored ten points.
Park City's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Tooele, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-5.
Park City has already played their next contest (against Hillcrest), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Tooele will host Jordan at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Tooele has won three straight at home, while Jordan won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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