Basketball Game Preview: Juab Wasps vs. Ogden Tigers

Wasps

Points

02/07/25 @ Emery	56
02/05/25 vs Manti	65
01/31/25 @ Richfield	32
01/29/25 vs Delta	56
01/24/25 vs Canyon View	39
+ 18 more games

The Juab Wasps will take on the Ogden Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Juab is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.4 points per game this season.

Juab will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Emery, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Juab snuck past Emery with a 64-58 win on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wasps.

Austin Park was his usual excellent self, going 6 of 11 en route to 20 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Jay Rowley was another key player, going 6 for 11 to rack up 12 points and seven boards.

Juab smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Ogden escaped with a win on Friday against Grantsville by the margin of a single free throw, 64-63.

Juab's record is now 17-6. As for Ogden, their record now sits at 11-12.

Juab came up short against Ogden in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 64-56. Can Juab avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.