Granger was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 40-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kearns Cougars. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 52-25 back in January.
Pianola Tuaone
| 01/31/25 vs Kearns | 50% |
| 01/14/25 vs West Jordan | 40% |
| 12/10/24 vs Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams | 40% |
| 12/05/24 @ Rockwell | 40% |
| 12/06/24 @ Murray | 33% |
Despite the loss, Granger still got an impressive performance from Pianola Tuaone, who posted 11 points and five boards. The dominant performance also gave Tuaone a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (50%).
Even though they lost, Granger smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. This was only their 11th loss (out of 16 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Kearns found their leader in sophomore Ava Tupou, who almost dropped a double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds. Tupou has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lia Benson, who had five points in addition to ten rebounds and five assists.
Granger's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Kearns, their win bumped their record up to 8-9.
Granger has already played their next matchup, a 72-28 defeat against West Jordan on the 4th. As for Kearns, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 61-60 loss against Taylorsville on the 4th.
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