Utah High School Basketball - Piute holds off Tintic
December 20, 2024: Junction, UT 84740 The Piute Thunderbirds basketball team scored 57 points and limited the visiting Tintic Miners to 52 in the Thunderbirds non-league triumph on Friday.
The Thunderbirds now have a 5-5 record. They play next when they host Wendover for a non-league game on Saturday, December 21. Piute will confront a Wildcats team coming off a 57-43 non-league win over Wayne (Bicknell, UT). The Wildcats record now stands at 2-5.
With the loss, Tintic falls to 8-2 on the campaign. The Miners travel to Manila (Manila, UT) to confront the Mustangs in a 1A Region 22 game on Friday, January 3. The Mustangs go into the game with a record of 4-4.