The Riverton Silverwolves will challenge the Copper Hills Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverton knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 matchups -- so hopefully Copper Hills likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Riverton was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 78-72 to Bingham. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (62), the Silverwolves still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Copper Hills faced Corner Canyon in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Copper Hills fell 74-65 to Corner Canyon. The Grizzlies' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Despite the defeat, Copper Hills saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jacob Curtis went 7 for 12 on his way to 21 points in addition to five boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Wesley Curtis, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 16 points.
Copper Hills' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5. As for Riverton, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Riverton came up short against Copper Hills in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 81-73. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Copper Hills' Isaiah Reiser, who went 11 of 14 on his way to 34 points. Now that Riverton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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