Two dominant guards in Hunter Jackson and Bryson Heath are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Woods Cross Wildcats will be playing at home against the Bountiful RedHawks at 7:00 p.m. 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.
Woods Cross fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Northridge on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 61-59.
Woods Cross' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Madden Johnsen, who went 7 of 15 en route to 19 points, and Jackson, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 14 points and seven assists. Johnsen continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Nate Smith-Mecham, who posted nine points and six boards.
Meanwhile, Bountiful entered their tilt with Roy on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Royals as they made off with a 72-51 victory. Given the RedHawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Royals are ranked 107th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bountiful has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Woods Cross, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Woods Cross came up short against Bountiful in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 57-51. Can Woods Cross avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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