Millard is 1-9 against Kanab since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Millard Eagles will head out to face off against the Kanab Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Derk Memmott and Cash Mortensen.
Millard is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Enterprise on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Millard lost 75-53 to Enterprise. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kanab). They blew past Water Canyon, posting a 92-31 victory. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Wildcats are ranked 131st), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kanab's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.2 points per game. As for Millard, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-16.
Millard might still be hurting after the 81-61 loss they got from Kanab in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kanab's Carson Visser, who went 6 for 7 from beyond the arc en route to 29 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. Now that Millard 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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