The Farmington Phoenix will face off against the Davis Darts at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Farmington has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Davis will come in with six straight victories.
Last Friday, Farmington came up short against Layton and fell 70-60. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Lancers are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Davis). They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 92-44 win over Syracuse. The Darts have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
Farmington better keep an eye on Coleman Atwater. He was instrumental in Davis' win, going 9 for 14 to rack up 26 points in addition to eight boards and three steals. The matchup was Atwater's ninth in a row with at least 15 points. JT Turley was another key player, going 6 of 11 on his way to 14 points along with six assists and five rebounds.
Davis was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Syracuse only racked up nine assists.
Farmington's defeat dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Davis, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-3.
Farmington lost to Davis at home by a decisive 65-46 margin in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Atwater, who went 11 for 19 en route to 27 points and six boards. Now that Farmington knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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