The Farmington Phoenix will head out on the road to square off against the Syracuse Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Farmington is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Farmington came up short against Davis and fell 65-58. 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 70th, while the Darts are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Syracuse strolled past Fremont with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 68-52.
Farmington better focus on containing Skyler Orton and Bradlee Trejo as the pair were huge in Syracuse's win. Orton went 7 for 12 on his way to 22 points and five boards, while Trejo went 7 of 11 en route to 16 points. With that strong performance, Orton is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Cohen Godderidge, who posted five points.
Farmington's defeat dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Syracuse, their win bumped their record up to 10-12.
Farmington beat Syracuse 66-57 in their previous matchup back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Syracuse's Carter Robinson, who went 8 of 14 to rack up 18 points and five rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Farmington still be able to contain Robinson? There's only one way to find out.
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