The Lehi Pioneers will head out to challenge the Salem Hills Skyhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lehi has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Saturday, Lehi didn't have too much trouble with Murray as they won 81-64.
Lehi's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ashton Shewell, who posted 24 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Saxon Young, who had 16 points and seven assists.
Lehi was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Salem Hills had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 64-53 win over the Panthers. That's two games straight that the Skyhawks have won by exactly 11 points.
Lehi better focus on containing Elijah Gasser and Jacoby Gustin as the pair were huge in Salem Hills' win. Gasser went 6 of 8 on his way to 17 points and six rebounds, while Gustin went 7 of 9 on his way to 16 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Gustin a new career-high in assists (two). Grant Hardy was another key player, putting up nine points along with five assists and three steals.
The victory got Salem Hills back to even at 6-6. As for Lehi, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Lehi hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 64.1 points per game. However, it's not like Salem Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 63.3 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Lehi strolled past Salem Hills when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 86-68. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lehi since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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