The Spanish Fork Dons and the Cimarron-Memorial Spartans will face off at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Spanish Fork has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests.
Spanish Fork saw some tournament action on Friday. It was close, but they ultimately received the gift of a 71-68 win from a begrudging Dons squad. Given their advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 83rd in Utah, while the Cowboys are ranked 489th in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Spanish Fork's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gage Christensen led the charge by going 5 for 10 on his way to 15 points. Ben Clayson was another key player, going 7 of 10 en route to 18 points.
Meanwhile, Cimarron-Memorial earned a 56-49 victory over Palo Verde on Friday.
Spanish Fork's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Cimarron-Memorial, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
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