The Bountiful RedHawks had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.8 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. They walked away with a 74-62 victory over Roy. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Bountiful's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Charlie Smith led the charge by scoring 18 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Bryson Heath was another key contributor, scoring 18 points.
When it comes to explaining why Roy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Corben Schuffenhauer. Despite the final result, he scored 24 points along with five assists and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Schuffenhauer has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Colby Frokjer, who scored 17 points along with three steals.
Roy struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Bountiful pulled down 12 offensive rebounds.
Bountiful is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Roy, they dropped their record down to 10-12 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Bountiful will head out on the road to square off against Woods Cross at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bountiful knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past seven contests -- so hopefully Woods Cross likes a good challenge. As for Roy, they will head out on the road to take on Box Elder at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Roy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Wednesday.
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