Hurricane is 1-9 against Snow Canyon since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Hurricane Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Snow Canyon Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Hurricane has now lost ten straight, leaving the team is hunting for their first win since December 28.
Hurricane pushed their score all the way to 58 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. Their tough 79-58 defeat to Crimson Cliffs might stick with them for a while. Hurricane has struggled against Crimson Cliffs recently, as their matchup on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Hurricane's defeat came about despite a quality game from Cayleb Jackman, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Jackman is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted three or more in the last nine games he's played. Another player making a difference was Rj Hurst, who scored 15 points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Snow Canyon faced Dixie in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Snow Canyon took a hard 77-60 fall against Dixie on Friday. It was the first time this season that Snow Canyon let down their fans at home.
Snow Canyon might have lost, but man, Owen Mackay was a machine: he scored 29 points along with two steals. That was a full 48.3% of Snow Canyon's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Trey Kelsch was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with two steals.
Hurricane dropped their record down to 5-16 with that defeat, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Snow Canyon, their defeat ended an 18-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-7.
Hurricane suffered a grim 84-60 defeat to Snow Canyon in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mackay, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds. Now that Hurricane knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
