The Alta Hawks are taking a road trip to take on the East Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alta will be strutting in after a victory while East will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, Alta needed a bit of extra time to put away Murray. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 52-51 win over the Spartans. The team accrued 34 points in the first half and coasted on those for the victory.
| 12/31/24 vs Murray | 20 |
| 12/06/24 vs Provo | 19 |
| 12/12/24 vs Pleasant Grove | 18 |
| 12/18/24 vs El Rancho | 15 |
| 11/21/23 @ Murray | 13 |
Alia Baldassano was her usual excellent self, putting up 20 points. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points. Quincy Kegel was another key player, posting nine points.
Meanwhile, East played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Fremont, falling 59-18. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Silverwolves are ranked 17th).
Alta has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for East, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-8.
Everything came up roses for Alta against East in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as the team secured an 81-51 win. Does Alta have another victory up their sleeve, or will East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
