The Alta Hawks will take on the Highland Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Friday, Alta lost to West on the road by a 61-44 margin. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Panthers are ranked third).
Meanwhile, Highland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 20th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Brighton 67-24. The Rams were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-10.
Alta will have to keep a close watch on Vada Foster and Meredith Kimball, a pair of players who had a big impact on Highland's prior game. Foster posted five points, while Kimball put up six points. Those six points gave Kimball a new career-high.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 0-19. As for Alta, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8.
Everything came up roses for Alta against Highland in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured a 52-22 win. Will Alta repeat their success, or does Highland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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