It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Dixie had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They breezed past the Murray Spartans to the tune of 80-49. Given the Flyers' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Spartans are ranked 107th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Murray lost, don't look at Charlotte Scherbel. Despite the final result, she went 6-for-12 to rack up 21 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance gave Scherbel a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Richter, who went 5-for-7 en route to 12 points and five boards.
Dixie has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points over those games. As for Murray, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.
Looking ahead, Dixie will head out to challenge Cottonwood at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Cottonwood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.5 points per game this season. Murray does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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