Basketball Game Preview: South Summit Wildcats vs. Grantsville Cowboys

South Summit hasn't had much luck against Grantsville recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The South Summit Wildcats will welcome the Grantsville Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

It was a proper cat-fight when South Summit faced off against Ogden on Thursday. South Summit walked away with a 64-57 win over Ogden. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.

South Summit had a senior duo take command as Emma Broadbent dropped a double-double on 24 points and 18 boards and Mariah Bowen posted 18 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards. Broadbent's evening made it 23 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ruby Clegg, who put up seven points and five rebounds.

Meanwhile, Grantsville put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past Morgan with points to spare, taking the game 72-58. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Trojans are ranked 45th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

South Summit better keep an eye on Baylee Lowder. She was instrumental in Grantsville's win, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 15 boards. Lowder is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 32 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Avery Allred, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds.

South Summit is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.1 points per game. As for Grantsville, their victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-0.

South Summit was dealt a bruising 73-37 defeat at the hands of Grantsville in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can South Summit avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.