If Union was feeling good fresh off their 53-33 takedown of Tooele last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Union Cougars took a hard 74-60 fall against the Uintah Utes on Tuesday. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Utes recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
| 12/17/24 @ Uintah | 6 |
| 12/01/23 vs Gunnison Valley | 5 |
| 01/03/24 @ Grand County | 5 |
| 11/20/24 vs Carbon | 5 |
| 12/06/24 vs North Sanpete | 5 |
Union's loss came despite strong showings from Brady Bell and Andrus Jensen. Bell went 7 for 15 on his way to 16 points in addition to six assists and three steals, while Jensen posted 13 points. The dominant performance gave Bell a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Adamson, who had seven points.
It was another big night for Dauson Gardiner, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 rebounds for Uintah. Gardiner's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jd Pickup, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 12 points and seven rebounds.
Union's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Uintah, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Union didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 74-55 victory against Grand County on the 20th. As for Uintah, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 52-47 win against Rock Springs on the 19th.
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