The Desert Hills Thunder will venture away from home to square off against the Cedar Reds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Desert Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.8 points per game this season.
On Wednesday, Desert Hills was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 56-52 to Pine View.
| 01/22/25 vs Pine View | 21 |
| 02/21/24 vs Jordan | 21 |
| 01/24/24 @ Snow Canyon | 20 |
| 12/14/23 vs Spanish Fork | 20 |
| 01/15/25 vs Dixie | 19 |
Desert Hills' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ben Chase, who went 6 for 11 en route to 21 points, and Mason Rasmussen, who posted 16 points. That's the most points Chase has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Openshaw, who put up seven points.
Meanwhile, Cedar came into Wednesday's game having lost ten straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They managed a 60-54 victory over Hurricane on Wednesday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Reds' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Tigers are ranked 33rd).
Desert Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Cedar, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-7 and their overall record up to 3-16.
Everything came up roses for Desert Hills against Cedar in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 68-29 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Desert Hills since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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