Granger played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against the West Jordan Jaguars, falling 66-44. The loss continues a trend for the Lancers in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the defeat, Granger saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Hoku Pili dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. Pili has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Laura Ortiz was another key player, putting up six points.
Lancers
| 01/14/25 vs West Jordan | 44-66 |
| 01/10/25 @ Kearns | 25-52 |
Even though they lost, Granger smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in nine consecutive matchups.
Giselle Muffett continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for West Jordan, going 9 of 16 on her way to 24 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Muffett has scored at least a third of West Jordan's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Francine McIntyre, who posted ten points along with six steals and five assists.
Granger's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-10. As for West Jordan, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Granger has already played their next game (against Hunter), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the West Jordan Jaguars face off against the Kearns Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Jordan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.2 points per game this season.
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