Two dominant centers in Jacoby Gustin and Jamyn Sondrup are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Salem Hills Skyhawks will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Springville Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Salem Hills is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Lehi just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. The game between them and the Pioneers didn't end well, with Salem Hills falling 74-58. The Skyhawks were down 62-42 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
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Salem Hills' loss came about despite a quality game from Kade Moser, who went 6 of 13 en route to 13 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Moser a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Gustin, who posted 11 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Springville's game on Tuesday was all tied up 31-31 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against Hunter by a score of 73-63. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Red Devils.
Springville is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.5 points per game. As for Salem Hills, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Salem Hills was able to grind out a solid win over Springville when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 81-72. Does Salem Hills have another victory up their sleeve, or will Springville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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