Basketball Preview: Salem Hills Skyhawks vs. Northridge Knights
The Salem Hills Skyhawks are taking a road trip to face off against the Northridge Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Salem Hills focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 12 on Friday.
Salem Hills is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: American Leadership Academy, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Salem Hills was ranked 15th). Salem Hills snuck past American Leadership Academy with a 53-47 victory.
Salem Hills' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Steven Taylor, who posted nine points along with two blocks. Kade Moser was another key player, going 5 for 8 en route to 14 points.
Salem Hills was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Northridge just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Layton, falling 87-52. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Lancers: they've now lost nine in a row.
Northridge's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Salem Hills, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4.
Salem Hills didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Northridge in their previous meeting back in February, but they still walked away with a 63-58 victory. Will Salem Hills repeat their success, or does Northridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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