Basketball Game Preview: Syracuse Titans vs. Farmington Phoenix

The Syracuse Titans will head out to challenge the Farmington Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Syracuse's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.

Syracuse will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Fremont, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Syracuse enjoyed a cozy 65-51 victory over Fremont on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 27-27 at the break, but the Titans were the better team in the second half.

Syracuse's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Colton Hoenigman led the charge by as he made all 6 shots he took for 16 points. Those 16 points gave Hoenigman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bradlee Trejo, who went 6 of 10 en route to 13 points and eight rebounds.

Meanwhile, Farmington ended up a good deal behind Davis on Tuesday and lost 65-46. 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 73rd, while the Darts are ranked fifth).

This is the second loss in a row for Farmington and nudges their season record down to 5-11. As for Syracuse, they now have a winning record of 9-8.

Syracuse came up short against Farmington in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 65-56. Thankfully for Syracuse, Paul Beattie (who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.