Payson is 9-1 against Spanish Fork since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Payson Lions will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Spanish Fork Dons at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Spanish Fork is hoping to do what Maple Mountain couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Payson's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Payson blew past Maple Mountain 68-39. The contest marked the Lions' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Spanish Fork against Granger on Tuesday as the team secured a 74-35 win. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Dons had established a 32 point advantage.
Spanish Fork's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Gage Christensen, who went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points plus three steals, and Andy Hernandez, who went 7 for 11 en route to 17 points plus two steals. The dominant performance also gave Hernandez a new career-high in assists (three). Ben Clayson was another key player, scoring eight points along with five steals.
Spanish Fork was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
The victory got Spanish Fork back to even at 2-2. As for Payson, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Payson came out on top in a nail-biter against Spanish Fork in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, sneaking past 53-50. The rematch might be a little tougher for Payson 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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