The Hurricane Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Pine View Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hurricane is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 17-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Hurricane pushed their score all the way to 56 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Snow Canyon 61-56. While losing is never fun, Hurricane can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while Snow Canyon is ranked 20th).
Hurricane's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Rj Hurst, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds, and Cayleb Jackman who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. Jackman has been hot recently, having posted three or more blocks the last ten times he's played. Quinn Gubler was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Pine View can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. Everything went their way against Cedar as Pine View made off with a 65-41 win. The victory was just what Pine View needed coming off of a 76-56 loss in their prior game.
Pine View's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nash Schroeder, who scored 11 points along with eight assists and five rebounds. Schroeder also posted two blocks for the first time this season. Another player making a difference was Caleb Schmitt, who scored 16 points along with two steals.
Hurricane has been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 14 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season. As for Pine View, their win bumped their record up to 13-8.
Hurricane took a serious blow against Pine View when the teams last played back in January, falling 92-62. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Schroeder, who scored 23 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Now that Hurricane 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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