Cottonwood played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 90-63 loss at the hands of the Wasatch Academy Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Tigers are ranked fourth).
Cottonwood's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Malei Atem, who posted 11 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of John Rosevear, who went 6 for 14 to rack up 16 points and six boards.
Cottonwood's loss dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Wasatch Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season.
Cottonwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Wasatch Academy, they will take on Millard North at 6:15 p.m. on February 15th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
