Basketball Recap: Timpview Comes Up Short in High-Profile Matchup with Orem

On Friday, Timpview faced Orem in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Timpview Thunderbirds fell to the Orem Tigers 55-50. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Thunderbirds this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 63-55 back in January.

Timpview's defeat dropped their record down to 16-5. As for Orem, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 18-3.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Timpview will head out to challenge Spanish Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Orem, they will head out on the road to square off against Salem Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Salem Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.6 points per game this season.