Basketball Game Preview: Syracuse Titans vs. Snow Canyon Warriors

The Syracuse Titans and the Snow Canyon Warriors will round out the year against one another at at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Syracuse's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.

Syracuse is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Granger: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Syracuse blew Granger out of the water with a 79-45 final score. With the Titans ahead 50-22 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Syracuse's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Beckam Rees, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 18 points. Those 18 points gave Rees a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Hoenigman, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 10 points and three steals.

Syracuse was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Snow Canyon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 56-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pine View. The game was a 29-29 toss-up at halftime, but the Warriors couldn't quite close it out.

Syracuse will have to contain Reggie Mackay as he made an impact in Snow Canyon's last game. He posted 17 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Gil Lamoreaux, who had eight points.

Snow Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Syracuse, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Syracuse hasn't given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 9.2 turnovers per game. However, it's not like Snow Canyon struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 9.6 turnovers. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.