If Hillcrest wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Stansbury, they should've done a better job of containing Apisi Maile. The Stansbury Stallions had just enough and edged the Hillcrest Huskies out 45-43 thanks in part to Maile, who went 7 for 14 on her way to 15 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played.
| 12/17/24 vs Hillcrest | 4 |
| 12/13/24 @ Mountain View | 3 |
| 12/10/24 @ Ogden | 3 |
| 12/11/24 @ Cottonwood | 2 |
| 02/06/24 @ Park City | 2 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Addi Hansen, who posted six points in addition to ten boards and four steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in steals.
When it comes to explaining why Hillcrest lost on Tuesday, don't look at Dayana Mulamba. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 boards. With that strong performance, Mulamba is now averaging an impressive 8.6 boards per game.
Stansbury's victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-5. As for Hillcrest, they suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 4-4.
The future could be bright for both Stansbury and Hillcrest: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Stansbury will try to hand Kearns their third-straight loss when the two meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Hillcrest will try to hand Park City their fourth-straight defeat when the two meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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