Orem hasn't had much luck against Timpview recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Orem Tigers will head out to challenge the Timpview Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. Orem knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Timpview likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, Orem humbled Wasatch with a 72-43 victory. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while the Wasps are ranked 58th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Timpview waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They really took it to the Aviators for the full four quarters, racking up a 72-38 victory. With the Thunderbirds ahead 40-11 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Timpview has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.9 points per game. As for Orem, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Orem and Timpview were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but Orem came up empty-handed after a 55-54 defeat. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Timpview's Dean Rueckert, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 15 points and three steals. Now that Orem knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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