Two dominant guards in Gage Christensen and Ben Chase are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Spanish Fork Dons will host the Desert Hills Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Spanish Fork is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62 points per game this season.
On Tuesday, Spanish Fork came up short against Timpanogos and fell 74-66. While losing is never fun, the Dons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Timberwolves are ranked ninth).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Christensen, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Andy Hernandez, who went 7 for 13 on his way to 17 points.
Meanwhile, Desert Hills didn't have quite enough to beat Mater Academy East Las Vegas on Saturday and fell 52-49. The Thunder have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Like Desert Hills, they lost despite seeing results from several players. Chase led the charge by going 5 of 11 en route to 14 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Chase a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Rasmussen, who posted 13 points and seven rebounds.
Spanish Fork's loss was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Desert Hills, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Spanish Fork has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 21.8 boards per game. However, it's not like Desert Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 25.1 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Spanish Fork and Desert Hills were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but Spanish Fork came up empty-handed after a 63-62 defeat. Will Spanish Fork have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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