Riverton won the last time they faced Taylorsville and things went their way on Friday too. The Riverton Silverwolves blew past the Taylorsville Warriors 57-37. Given the Silverwolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Warriors are ranked 106th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Riverton got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Maggie Hamblin out in front who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 16 boards. Ella Lange was another key player, going 5 of 10 on her way to 14 points and three steals.
Riverton was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Taylorsville only racked up nine assists.
Despite the loss, Taylorsville saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Tessa Duke posted six points along with 13 boards and four steals. Those 13 boards set a new season-high mark for Duke. The team also got some help courtesy of Siulose Jones, who had six points in addition to six assists and three steals.
Riverton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for Taylorsville, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Riverton will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Weber at 5:15 p.m. on January 7th. Weber is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.6 points per game this season. As for Taylorsville, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 78-29 loss against Layton Christian Academy on the 3rd.
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