Two dominant centers in Rylee Little and Martha Jessop are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Kanab Cowboys will take on the Water Canyon Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kanab has ten straight victories, Water Canyon has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Kanab is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Enterprise: they outscored them in every quarter. Kanab strolled past Enterprise with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 60-43. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Wolves are ranked 62nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Water Canyon played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Millard, falling 60-35. The Wildcats were down 50-25 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Kanab's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Water Canyon, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Everything came up roses for Kanab against Water Canyon when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the team secured an 83-25 victory. In that game, Kanab amassed a halftime lead of 55-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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