Wasatch and Salem Hills are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Wasatch Wasps will take on the Salem Hills Skyhawks at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Friday, Wasatch got the win against Spanish Fork by a conclusive 52-28. Given the Wasps' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Dons are ranked 89th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Salem Hills). They took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 58-29 victory over Manti. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Skyhawks had established a 20 point advantage.
Wasatch better keep an eye on Chenielle Nye. She was instrumental in Salem Hills' win, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 12 boards. Those 23 points gave Nye a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bri Frampton, who posted six points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals.
Salem Hills smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 15 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Salem Hills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. As for Wasatch, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-2.
Wasatch was able to grind out a solid victory over Salem Hills in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 60-51. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wasatch 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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