The Fremont Silverwolves pushed their score all the way to 62 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 75-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of Layton. While losing is never fun, Fremont can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while Layton is ranked fourth).
Fremont lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Hunter Hansen, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds. Hansen has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Easton Duft, who scored 11 points along with seven assists and five rebounds.
Layton's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was David Katoa, who scored 18 points. Katoa hasn't dropped below 16 points for five straight games. Mekhi Martin was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
Fremont's loss dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Layton, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 22-1.
Fremont is on the road again on Friday and plays Davis at 7:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Hopefully Davis focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Friday. As for Layton, they will be playing at home against Copper Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Layton's favor as the team sits on 13 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Copper Hills has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
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