Cedar and Hurricane are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Cedar Reds will square off against the Hurricane Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cedar has three straight victories, Hurricane has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Cedar is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since November 22nd on Friday. They put the hurt on Carbon with a sharp 62-41 victory. Given the Reds' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Dinos are ranked 100th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hurricane took a blow against Dixie two weeks ago, falling 67-35.
Cedar has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points per game. As for Hurricane, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
Cedar beat Hurricane 62-50 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cedar since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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