Tooele was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 83-54 loss at the hands of the Cottonwood Colts. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Buffaloes this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 65-50 back in January.
| 01/31/25 @ Cottonwood | 7 |
| 12/06/23 @ Grantsville | 6 |
| 11/21/23 @ Ben Lomond | 6 |
| 01/23/24 @ Stansbury | 5 |
| 12/02/24 @ Morgan | 5 |
When it comes to explaining why Tooele lost, don't look at Crew Lewis. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Lewis a new career-high in assists (seven). Another player making a difference was Gus Pater, who posted eight points.
Cottonwood got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was John Rosevear out in front who went 9 for 15 en route to 20 points. Drake Schmalz also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Tooele's loss dropped their record down to 2-19. As for Cottonwood, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Tooele has already played their next match, a 64-49 defeat against Murray on the 4th. As for Cottonwood, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 49-44 win against Hillcrest on the 4th.
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