Two dominant guards in Ben Chase and Gage Christensen are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Desert Hills Thunder will challenge the Spanish Fork Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Desert Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.1 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, Desert Hills didn't have quite enough to beat Mater Academy East Las Vegas and fell 52-49. The Thunder have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Chase, who went 5 of 11 en route to 14 points and seven rebounds. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Rasmussen, who posted 13 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Spanish Fork came up short against Timpanogos on Tuesday and fell 74-66. The Dons have struggled against the Timberwolves recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Like Desert Hills, Spanish Fork lost despite seeing results from several players. Christensen led the charge by going 6 of 14 on his way to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Andy Hernandez, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 17 points.
Desert Hills now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Spanish Fork, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Desert Hills has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 25.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Spanish Fork struggles in that department as they've been averaging 21.8 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Desert Hills won a match that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in December of 2023, slipping by Spanish Fork 63-62. The rematch might be a little tougher for Desert Hills since the squad 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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