West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 81-54 loss at the hands of the Alta Hawks. 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 89th, while the Hawks are ranked 15th).
West lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Saladi Maluak, who went 6 for 10 en route to 14 points. Maluak is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. DC Auksitino was another key player, going 5 of 10 on his way to 12 points.
Alta's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dash Reiser led the charge by going 8 for 13 en route to 20 points. Another player making a difference was Zak Paepke, who posted 11 points and seven boards.
West's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Alta, their win bumped their record up to 12-2.
West didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 75-67 defeat against East on the 14th. As for Alta, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 58-56 loss against Highland on the 14th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
