Recap: Orem Tigers vs. Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes
The Orem Tigers entered their tilt with the Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Orem managed a 86-81 win over Duncanville on Saturday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Asher Young was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds. Young is absolutely dominating the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Chance Dastrup, who dropped a double-double on 10 points and 17 assists.
Orem's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Duncanville, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season.
Orem will be playing at home against Dixie at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dixie knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Orem likes a good challenge. Duncanville's road trip will continue as they head out to face Crowley at 8:00 p.m. on December 12th. Crowley will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 503rd, while Duncanville is ranked 124th).