Grantsville has won 12 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Syracuse has won 12 straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Grantsville Cowboys will welcome the Syracuse Titans at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Grantsville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Draper APA, who was ranked 14th at the time (Grantsville was ranked first). Grantsville strolled past Draper APA with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 69-52. The Cowboys pushed the score to 52-31 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
| 12/10/24 vs Draper APA | 6 |
| 11/19/24 @ Mountain Crest | 4 |
| 01/16/24 vs South Summit | 4 |
| 01/25/24 vs Union | 3 |
| 02/22/24 vs Summit Academy | 3 |
Grantsville's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Avery Allred, who went 10 for 16 on her way to 24 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals, and Emmy Butler, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 14 boards. The dominant performance also gave Butler a new career-high in steals (six). Another player making a difference was Kodee Williams, who posted nine points in addition to seven assists and five boards.
Meanwhile, Syracuse hadn't done well against Westlake recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Syracuse walked away with a 44-35 victory over Westlake. The 44-point effort marked the Titans' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Grantsville's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Syracuse, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Grantsville beat Syracuse 57-50 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Will Grantsville repeat their success, or does Syracuse have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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