The West Jordan Jaguars came tearing into Friday's match with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past Kearns 63-41. That's another feather in the cap for West Jordan, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Colton Blackham was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 18 points and ten assists. He has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last six times he's played. Steven Cox was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Despite the loss, Kearns still got an impressive performance from Anywan Kuang, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds and two blocks. Another player making a difference was Kayden Stark, who scored five points.
West Jordan has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Kearns, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
West Jordan will head out on the road to face off against Taylorsville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Taylorsville: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while West Jordan has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road. Kearns will take on Juan Diego Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kearns is on a three-game streak of home wins, Juan Diego Catholic a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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