The Salem Hills Skyhawks will head out to face off against the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Salem Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.8 points per game this season.
Salem Hills took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 71-63 win over Spanish Fork.
02/04/25 vs Spanish Fork | 12 |
11/22/24 @ Dixie | 9 |
12/31/24 vs West | 8 |
11/23/24 @ Snow Canyon | 7 |
12/10/24 @ Northridge | 7 |
Jacoby Gustin and Kade Moser were among the main playmakers for Salem Hills as the former went 9 for 13 on his way to 18 points and seven boards and the latter dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. Those 12 boards gave Moser a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Grant Hardy, who posted 11 points.
Meanwhile, Maple Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 59-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Springville. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Red Devils are ranked 17th).
Salem Hills' victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-12. As for Maple Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.
Salem Hills came up short against Maple Mountain in their previous matchup back in January, falling 58-51. Can Salem Hills avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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