The Springville Red Devils are on the road again on Tuesday and plays the Wasatch Wasps at 4:40 p.m. on February 27th. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Springville had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with a 45-37 victory over the Thunderbirds. That looming 45-37 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Springville yet this season.
Meanwhile, Wasatch faced West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Wasatch secured a 55-50 W over West on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back wins for Wasatch.
Wasatch's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ashley Garner, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 15 rebounds, and Peyton Behnke, who scored 18 points along with four steals. Behnke has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Greenwell, who scored seven points.
Springville's victory bumped their record up to 8-17. As for Wasatch, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
Springville suffered a grim 64-43 defeat to Wasatch when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Garner, who scored 22 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Now that Springville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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