Taylorsville and Cyprus are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Taylorsville Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Cyprus Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Taylorsville comes in on five and Cyprus on eight.
Taylorsville scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 73-32 victory over Granger. Taylorsville pushed the score to 57-21 by the end of the third, a deficit Granger had no chance of recovering from.
Jenna Sterzer was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 18 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Ella Wolfgramm, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, Cyprus didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Kearns on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 51-46 win.
Tamila Francis continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 21 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last 12 times she's played. Amelia Echternkamp was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Taylorsville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Cyprus, they pushed their record up to 14-7 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Taylorsville have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 38.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Cyprus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.2 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Taylorsville ended up a good deal behind Cyprus in their previous matchup back in January, losing 52-38. Can Taylorsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
