Basketball Recap: Orem Skates Past Maple Mountain with Ease

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Orem on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles out of the water with a 64-37 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Tigers had established a 23 point advantage.

Several Golden Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Britton Richmond, who posted seven points. Elijah Liddiard was another key player, putting up eight points.

Tigers

Previous 4 Games

01/21/25 vs Maple Mountain	64-37
01/17/25 @ Timpview	63-55
01/14/25 vs Wasatch	72-43
01/10/25 @ Cedar Valley	78-51

The victory was the fourth in a row for Orem, bringing their record for this year to 14-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 22.8 points. As for Maple Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.

Orem will venture away from home to challenge Spanish Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Orem knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Spanish Fork likes a good challenge. As for Maple Mountain, they will welcome Cedar Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maple Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.2 points per game this season.