The Herriman Mustangs will head out to take on the Corner Canyon Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Herriman will be looking to extend their current 15-game winning streak.
Herriman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Bingham, who was ranked ninth at the time (Herriman was ranked third). Herriman managed a 69-65 win over Bingham on Tuesday.
Cale Barclay
| 02/04/25 @ Bingham | 22 |
| 01/31/25 vs Mountain Ridge | 24 |
| 01/24/25 @ Riverton | 22 |
Cale Barclay continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 12 boards. The match was his third in a row with at least ten points. Stockton Blanchard was another key player, putting up 15 points.
Meanwhile, Corner Canyon was able to grind out a solid victory over Mountain Ridge on Tuesday, taking the game 78-68. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Chargers.
Corner Canyon's win came from a few key players Herriman will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Noah Bendinger, who posted 18 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. Those seven boards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Dillon Roberts, who went 6 for 10 en route to 14 points and three steals.
Corner Canyon was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Corner Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.6 points per game. As for Herriman, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Herriman has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 26.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Corner Canyon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Everything went Herriman's way against Corner Canyon when the teams last played back in January, as Herriman made off with a 71-49 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bendinger, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 19 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Herriman still be able to contain Bendinger? There's only one way to find out.
