The Desert Hills Thunder will take on the Hurricane Tigers in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Desert Hills is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Cedar to the tune of 68-29 on Wednesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Thunder with their most commanding win of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Desert Hills to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mason Rasmussen, who went 5 for 6 on his way to 13 points and five rebounds. Chaz Holbrook was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Desert Hills smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Hurricane hadn't done well against Dixie recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Hurricane walked away with a 69-56 win over Dixie. While the Tigers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Hurricane's win came from a few key players Desert Hills will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Calan Hughes, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in blocks (four). Another player making a difference was RJ Hurst, who posted 19 points and four steals.
Hurricane pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.8 points per game. As for Desert Hills, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Desert Hills didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Hurricane in their previous meeting back in February, but they still walked away with a 65-60 victory. Will Desert Hills repeat their success, or does Hurricane have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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