Basketball Game Preview: Davis Darts vs. Farmington Phoenix

The Davis Darts will head out to square off against the Farmington Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Davis has six straight wins, Farmington has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Davis is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Syracuse to the tune of 92-44 on Friday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-17.

Coleman Atwater

Three Point Percentage

02/07/25 vs Syracuse	56%
02/04/25 vs Layton	33%
01/31/25 @ Fremont	57%
01/24/25 vs Weber	17%
01/21/25 vs Farmington	30%
+ 16 more games

Coleman Atwater was his usual excellent self, going 9 for 14 to rack up 26 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 40.6% three-point shooting accuracy. JT Turley was another key player, going 6 of 11 on his way to 14 points in addition to six assists and five boards.

Davis was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Syracuse only racked up nine assists.

Meanwhile, Farmington came up short against Layton on Friday and fell 70-60. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Lancers are ranked tenth).

Davis' victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-3. As for Farmington, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.

Davis strolled past Farmington when the teams last played back in January by a score of 65-46. The rematch might be a little tougher for Davis since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.