The Crimson Cliffs Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Desert Hills Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Desert Hills took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Crimson Cliffs, who comes in off a win.
Desert Hills will be up against a hot Crimson Cliffs squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Crimson Cliffs took down Cedar 63-48 on Wednesday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Reds are ranked 99th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Desert Hills came up short against Hurricane on Wednesday and fell 62-49.
Crimson Cliffs will need focus on slowing down Kolten Andrus, one of several Desert Hills players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 for 6 on his way to 12 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Andrus a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Jack Openshaw, who went 5 of 11 en route to 12 points.
Desert Hills' loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Crimson Cliffs, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Crimson Cliffs was able to grind out a solid win over Desert Hills in their previous meeting on January 8th, winning 48-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crimson Cliffs since the team 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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