Cedar and Pine View are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Cedar Reds will challenge the Pine View Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Cedar is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Snow Canyon, who was ranked fourth at the time (Cedar was ranked 22nd). Cedar took a blow against Snow Canyon on Tuesday, falling 73-40. The Reds haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Pine View unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Dixie by a score of 58-56.
Cedar's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 8-5. As for Pine View, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 8-5.
Cedar strolled past Pine View in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 60-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cedar since the team 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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