The Cottonwood Colts came tearing into Wednesday's contest with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 69-51 victory over Stansbury. Given Cottonwood's advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while Stansbury is ranked 109th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Cottonwood to victory were Peter Oguama and Christopher Cox. Oguama dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Cox dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Park, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Cottonwood is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Stansbury, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-17.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cottonwood will square off against Park City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cottonwood knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past ten contests -- so hopefully Park City likes a good challenge. As for Stansbury, they will head out on the road to take on Tooele at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tooele is coming into the match with eight straight victories at home, so Stansbury is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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