Basketball Preview: Timpanogos Timberwolves vs. Wasatch Wasps
Timpanogos has gone 7-0 against Wasatch recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Timpanogos Timberwolves are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the Wasatch Wasps at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
If Wasatch heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Timpanogos took over last week. Timpanogos strolled past Maple Mountain with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 66-52. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Timberwolves.
Timpanogos got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaxen Mccuistion out in front who went 10 for 18 en route to 24 points plus five rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds.
Timpanogos was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maple Mountain only racked up 12.
Meanwhile, Wasatch came up short against Brighton on Tuesday and fell 75-63. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (58), the Wasps still had to take the loss.
Wasatch's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Timpanogos, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Timpanogos beat Wasatch 61-50 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Timpanogos since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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