The Hurricane Tigers and the Canyon View Falcons will round out the year against one another at at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hurricane is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.6 points per game this season.
Hurricane is headed into the game having just posted their biggest win since November 20th on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 71-41 victory over Carbon. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Dinos are ranked 114th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/26/24 vs Carbon | 3 |
| 12/20/24 @ Desert Hills | 1 |
| 12/13/24 @ Kanab | 1 |
| 12/05/24 @ Green Canyon | 1 |
| 11/20/24 vs South Sevier | 1 |
Hurricane's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bryson McCauley led the charge by going 7 for 11 on his way to 16 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave McCauley a new career-high in steals. Brigham Kemp was another key player, going 6 of 11 on his way to 17 points.
Hurricane smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Canyon View came up short against Dixie on Friday and fell 52-39. The match marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Canyon View's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Hurricane, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Hurricane came up short against Canyon View in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 78-74. Can Hurricane avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
