Utopia is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while D'Hanis is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Utopia Buffaloes will host the D'Hanis Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Monday, Utopia was fully in charge, breezing past Nueces Canyon 76-36.
Utopia's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brayden Long, who posted 12 points. Jett Smothers was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely D'Hanis' strategy against Knippa on Wednesday. D'Hanis put the hurt on Knippa with a sharp 46-23 win. The Cowboys pushed the score to 37-15 by the end of the third, a deficit the Crushers had little chance of recovering from.
D'Hanis is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Utopia, their victory bumped their record up to 21-4.
Utopia came up short against D'Hanis in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 61-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of D'Hanis' Jackson Cross, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 14 rebounds. Now that Utopia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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