Tooele scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took an 80-72 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Park City Miners. The Buffaloes have struggled against the Miners recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
01/24/25 vs Park City | 36 |
01/21/25 vs Stansbury | 22 |
01/14/25 @ Hillcrest | 10 |
01/10/25 @ Murray | 20 |
01/07/25 vs Cottonwood | 5 |
Despite the loss, Tooele still got an impressive performance from Crew Lewis, who almost dropped a double-double on 36 points and nine boards. With that strong performance, Lewis is now averaging an impressive 15.4 points per game. Mason Heap was another key player, putting up 18 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Tooele was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Park City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Luke Rice, who went 13 of 22 on his way to 33 points and five boards. Those 33 points gave Rice a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bridger LaPine, who went 7 for 10 en route to 19 points.
Tooele's loss dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Park City, the win snapped their losing streak at seven games and leaves them with a 4-16 record.
Tooele will host Jordan at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tooele is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.7 points per game this season. As for Park City, they will head out on the road to square off against Hillcrest at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Park City also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 56.1 points per game.
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