Basketball Game Preview: Farmington Phoenix vs. Riverton Silverwolves

The Farmington Phoenix will head out on the road to challenge the Riverton Silverwolves at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Farmington and ten for Riverton.

Last Friday, Farmington was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 52-48 to Syracuse. While the Phoenix didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Titans 14-10 in the first quarter.

Meanwhile, Riverton managed to keep up with Herriman until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Riverton lost 69-46 to Herriman. While losing is never fun, the Silverwolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Mustangs are ranked fourth).

Farmington's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Riverton, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-16.