Basketball Preview: South Summit Wildcats vs. Carbon Dinos
The South Summit Wildcats will head out to challenge the Carbon Dinos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Summit will be strutting in after a victory while Carbon will be coming in after a defeat.
South Summit is headed out to face Carbon after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. South Summit strolled past Emery with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 73-56.
Logan Woolstenhulme was nothing short of spectacular: he dropped a double-double on 31 points and 12 rebounds. His evening made it 12 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Blake Osguthorpe was another key player, earning 12 points plus two steals.
South Summit was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Emery only racked up 13.
Meanwhile, Carbon had to start their season on the road on Wednesday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They fell 58-49 to Union. The Dinos' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it six in a row dating back to last season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Kyler Orth, who went 6 for 8 en route to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Bennett, who had ten points along with five rebounds.
Everything went South Summit's way against Carbon in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as South Summit made off with a 78-55 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Carbon's Kahner Raby, who went 8 for 15 en route to 16 points plus three blocks. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for South Summit to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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