The Salem Hills Skyhawks will venture away from home to challenge the Wasatch Wasps at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Salem Hills sitting on three straight victories and Wasatch on five.
Salem Hills is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 68-48 margin over Maple Mountain on Friday. The Skyhawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 20 points or more this season.
Chenielle Nye
| 01/17/25 vs Maple Mountain | 9 |
| 01/14/25 @ Spanish Fork | 12 |
| 01/10/25 vs Springville | 11 |
| 01/07/25 vs Wasatch | 10 |
| 12/31/24 @ Manti | 12 |
| 12/20/24 vs Mountain View | 11 |
Salem Hills can attribute much of their success to Chenielle Nye, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards, and Brooke Warren, who went 8 for 13 on her way to 19 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists. Nye has been hot, having posted nine or more boards the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Reagan Beck, who posted 11 points.
Salem Hills smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 19 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Wasatch faced Cedar Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Wasatch enjoyed a cozy 60-46 win over Cedar Valley.
Wasatch pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for Salem Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Salem Hills came up short against Wasatch when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 47-42. Can Salem Hills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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