If Uintah was feeling good fresh off their 74-44 takedown of Providence Hall last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Uintah Utes were dealt a 74-42 loss at the hands of the Layton Christian Academy Eagles on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Utes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Eagles are ranked fourth).
Despite the loss, Uintah still got an impressive performance from Jaxon Jenson, who posted 17 points.
It was another big night for Tyrin Jones, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 17 points in addition to five boards and three steals for Layton Christian Academy. Jones has been hot recently, having also posted two or more blocks the last three times he's played. Anor Wogar was another key player, going 5 for 9 on his way to 14 points.
Uintah's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Layton Christian Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-8.
Uintah will host Provo at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Provo knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Uintah likes a good challenge. As for Layton Christian Academy, they will face off against Mountain View at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Layton Christian Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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