The Uintah Utes will head out to challenge the Provo Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Uintah is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Layton Christian Academy on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Uintah took a blow against Layton Christian Academy, falling 71-42. While losing is never fun, the Utes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Eagles are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, Provo came up short against Payson on Tuesday and fell 62-51.
Provo's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Uintah, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
Uintah came up short against Provo when the teams last played on January 14th, falling 74-64. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Provo's Makai Allen, who shot 4-for-6 from long range and almost dropped a double-double on 40 points and nine assists. Now that Uintah 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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