The Westlake Thunder will square off against the Riverton Silverwolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Westlake's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
On Friday, Westlake strolled past Copper Hills with points to spare, taking the game 77-63. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Thunder's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Grizzlies are ranked 57th).
Meanwhile, Riverton was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 62-58 to Mountain Ridge. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (56), the Silverwolves still had to take the loss.
Westlake pushed their record up to 17-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Riverton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11.
Westlake strolled past Riverton when the teams last played on January 6th by a score of 70-51. Will the Thunder repeat their success, or do the Silverwolves have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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