The Pine View Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Crimson Cliffs Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Pine View is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Dixie, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Pine View was ranked 20th). The Panthers secured a 63-58 W over the Flyers on Wednesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Crimson Cliffs came up short against Snow Canyon on Wednesday and fell 71-61. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (59), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Pine View will have to contain Travis Murdock as he made an impact in Crimson Cliffs' last game. He went 7-for-13 on his way to 16 points and six boards. Murdock is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 54% in the last four games he's played. McKay Lindquist was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Pine View's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points over those games. As for Crimson Cliffs, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.
Pine View couldn't quite finish off Crimson Cliffs in their previous meeting back in December of 2025 and fell 66-63. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Murdock, who almost dropped a double-double with 29 points and nine rebounds. Now that the Panthers know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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