After losing to the Uintah Utes the last time they met, the Tooele Buffaloes decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Tooele managed a 33-27 win over Uintah on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back wins for Tooele.
Tooele found their leader in underclassman Kennedy Searle, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Searle has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aleah Ashby, who scored four points along with three steals.
When it comes to explaining why Uintah lost, one person who can't be blamed is Mackenzie White. Despite the final result, she scored 16 points along with two steals. That was a full 59.3% of Uintah's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Uintah smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Tooele's win bumped their record up to 9-11. As for Uintah, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-17.
Tooele will be playing in front of their home fans against Stansbury at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tooele is facing Stansbury at the right time seeing as Stansbury is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Uintah does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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