The Taylorsville Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Hunter Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Taylorsville is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Taylorsville pushed their score all the way to 57 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They received a tough blow as they fell 71-57 to Kearns. Taylorsville has not had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Taylorsville got a solid performance out of Bronson Dallimore, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. Dallimore has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 11 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kobe Allen, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Hunter pushed their score all the way to 59 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 68-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Jordan. Hunter has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Taylorsville dropped their record down to 5-12 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Hunter, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season.
Taylorsville was able to grind out a solid win over the Wolverines in their previous matchup back in January, winning 66-54. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hunter's Dominick Phannolath, who scored 20 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Taylorsville still be able to contain Phannolath? There's only one way to find out.
