The Salem Hills Skyhawks pushed their score all the way to 64 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They lost to Timpview on the road by a decisive 80-64 margin. Salem Hills has not had much luck with Timpview recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Despite the loss, Salem Hills still got an impressive performance from Chase Degraffenried, who scored 30 points. That was a full 46.9% of Salem Hills' points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kolby Dyches, who scored 16 points along with two steals.
Salem Hills struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
It was another big night for Dean Rueckert, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds for Timpview. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Openshaw, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Salem Hills dropped their record down to 7-13 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Timpview, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Salem Hills will be playing at home against Cedar Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cedar Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 12 matchups -- so hopefully Salem Hills likes a good challenge. As for Timpview, they will head out on the road to take on Maple Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maple Mountain is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 63.5 points per game this season.
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