The Silverado Skyhawks will take on the Lehi Pioneers in a tournament on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Silverado is returning home triumphant after the team finally put their road woes behind them against Clark on Friday. Silverado skirted past Clark 61-59.
12/13/24 @ Clark | 8 |
02/06/24 vs Bishop Gorman | 4 |
01/24/24 @ Arbor View | 4 |
12/28/23 vs Centennial | 3 |
12/29/23 @ Bonita Vista | 3 |
Silverado's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kayden Goss, who went 7 for 11 on his way to 17 points in addition to eight assists and three steals. The dominant performance gave Goss a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Hooiman, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 15 points and five boards.
Goss wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Silverado was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lehi was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. The game between them and Bartlett didn't end well, with Lehi falling 70-55. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 37th in Utah, while the Panthers are ranked first in Tennessee).
Silverado will have to contain Easton Hawkins as he made an impact in Lehi's last game. He posted 20 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Welch, who put up 11 points.
Silverado's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Lehi, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Silverado hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 58.8 points per game. However, it's not like Lehi struggles in that department as they've been averaging 66.5 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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