The Crimson Cliffs Mustangs will take on the Dixie Flyers in a holiday battle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Crimson Cliffs is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Pine View, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Crimson Cliffs was ranked 25th). The Mustangs skirted past the Panthers 66-63. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Mustangs have posted since January 31st.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dixie). They walked away with a 71-58 win over Hurricane on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Dixie had a senior duo take command as Collin Simmons dropped a double-double with 19 points and ten rebounds and Chaz Holbrook went 6-for-15 en route to 19 points. The matchup was Simmons' fifth in a row with at least 15 points. Ammon Ashton was another key player, putting up five points in addition to eight boards and six assists.
Dixie smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January.
Dixie's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.7 points over those games. As for Crimson Cliffs, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
Crimson Cliffs didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Dixie when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 52-47 victory. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Flyers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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