Flyers
| 02/04/26 @ Desert Hills | 43 |
| 01/30/26 vs Snow Canyon | 68 |
| 01/28/26 vs Crimson Cliffs | 55 |
| 01/23/26 @ Hurricane | 43 |
| 01/21/26 @ Pine View | 58 |
| + 16 more games |
Dixie has gone a perfect 10-0 against Cedar recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Flyers will be playing at home against the Reds at 7:00 p.m. Dixie is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.5 points per game this season.
On Wednesday, Dixie came up short against Desert Hills and fell 51-43. While the Flyers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Thunder 16-12 in the first quarter.
Despite the defeat, Dixie got top-tier performance from Collin Simmons, who went 10-for-15 to rack up 23 points and seven rebounds. That was a full 53.5% of the Flyers' points, marking the third time in a row Simmons has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Asher Spence, who scored 13 points.
Meanwhile, Cedar was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 66-61 heartbreaker at the hands of Pine View. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (60), the Reds still had to take the loss.
Dixie will have to contain Ty Rowley as he made an impact in Cedar's last game. He earned 20 points. The game was Rowley's fifth in a row with at least 16 points. Owen Ryan was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Cedar's defeat dropped their record down to 3-19. As for Dixie, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Dixie has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 27.6 boards per game. However, it's not like Cedar struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.7 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Dixie strolled past Cedar in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 65-51. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ryan, who shot 67% from beyond the arc on his way to 21 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Flyers still be able to contain Ryan? There's only one way to find out.
