Basketball Game Preview: Alta Hawks vs. Cedar Valley Aviators

The Alta Hawks will face off against the Cedar Valley Aviators at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Alta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.9 points per game this season.

Alta is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 58-47 win over Skyline. The victory continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won five in a row.

Alia Baldassano

Points (Career)

02/18/25 vs Skyline	26
02/11/25 @ Brighton	21
01/14/25 @ Highland	20
12/31/24 vs Murray	20
12/06/24 vs Provo	19

Alia Baldassano continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 26 points. Those 26 points gave her a new career-high. Quincy Kegel was another key player, scoring 11 points.

Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Cedar Valley ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top against Salem Hills by a score of 56-45.

Alta pushed their record up to 14-10 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points over those games. As for Cedar Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.