Salem Hills lost against Dixie back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Salem Hills Skyhawks lost to the Dixie Flyers on the road by a 64-50 margin. The Skyhawks have struggled against the Flyers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Salem Hills lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Grant Hardy, who scored 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kade Moser, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Dixie got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Tyler Walter out in front who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Walter a new career-high in assists (three). Jay Jay Davey was another key player, dropping a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds.
Salem Hills' loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Dixie, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Salem Hills won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Snow Canyon at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Salem Hills has given up an average of 63 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week. As for Dixie, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll challenge American Heritage at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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