Basketball Game Preview: Carbon Dinos vs. North Sanpete Hawks

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Previous Games

01/18/24 - Away	71-39 W
12/12/23 - Home	76-36 W
12/13/22 - Home	60-32 W
12/21/21 - Away	59-36 W
12/08/20 - Home	54-8 W
+ 5 more games

Carbon has gone 10-0 against North Sanpete recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Carbon Dinos will look to defend their home court against the North Sanpete Hawks at 7:00 p.m. North Sanpete took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Carbon, who comes in off a win.

Carbon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 52-36 win over Delta on Saturday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Dinos as it put an end to their seven-game losing streak.

Meanwhile, North Sanpete lost to Emery at home by a 62-45 margin on Thursday. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Carbon will have to keep a close watch on Malia Schlappi and Lucy Hiatt, a pair of players who had a big impact on North Sanpete's prior game. Schlappi posted ten points and five steals, while Hiatt put up eight points. Schlappi is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Elsie Bailey, who earned nine points.

North Sanpete's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Carbon, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 3-12.

Everything came up roses for Carbon against North Sanpete in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 71-39 victory. Does Carbon have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Sanpete turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.