Basketball Game Preview: West Jordan Jaguars vs. Kearns Cougars

West Jordan and Kearns are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2018, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Jaguars challenge the Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Jordan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.9 points per game this season.

Last Thursday, West Jordan was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 48-47 to Taylorsville. While the Jaguars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Warriors 18-10 in the first quarter.

Giselle Muffett

Points

02/13/25 vs Taylorsville	21
02/11/25 @ Hunter	26
02/07/25 @ Kearns	18
02/04/25 vs Granger	24
01/31/25 vs Cyprus	22
+ 11 more games

Defeat or not, West Jordan got some senior leadership from Giselle Muffett and Marlee Reupena. Muffett went 8-for-14 to rack up 21 points and seven rebounds, while Reupena posted 12 points in addition to eight assists and six steals. Muffett's evening made it 16 games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Francine McIntyre, who put up seven points.

Even though they lost, West Jordan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 16 consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Kearns was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 40-33 to Hunter.

West Jordan's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-8. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.5 points. As for Kearns, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.

Everything came up roses for West Jordan against Kearns in their previous meeting last Friday, as the team secured a 64-27 victory. In that contest, West Jordan amassed a halftime lead of 35-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.