Beaver is 2-8 against Kanab since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Beaver Beavers will venture away from home to challenge the Kanab Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Beaver picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Altamont 60-27. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-8.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kanab). They walked away with a 73-60 victory over Stansbury on Saturday. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Stallions are ranked 96th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kanab's win came from a few key players Beaver will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kale Glover, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 16 points along with eight assists and three steals. That's the most steals he has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Brown, who went 5 for 8 en route to 13 points in addition to seven boards and four steals.
Kanab was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Beaver is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Kanab, they pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Beaver came up short against Kanab in their previous meeting back in January, falling 53-45. Can Beaver avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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