The Riverton Silverwolves will challenge the Weber Warriors at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.7 points per game this season.
Riverton is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Taylorsville: they outscored them in every quarter. Riverton ended the year with a bang, routing Taylorsville 57-37 last Friday. Given the Silverwolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Warriors are ranked 105th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Riverton's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Maggie Hamblin, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 16 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Lange, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 14 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Weber was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 45-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of American Fork. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by exactly eight points.
Riverton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for Weber, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
Riverton came up short against Weber when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 59-51. Can Riverton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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