Uintah is on a three-game streak of home losses, Orem a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. The Uintah Utes will welcome the Orem Tigers at 5:15 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Uintah came up into this matchup off a tough 32-point defeat on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Mountain View by a score of 41-39 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Utes have suffered since November 22, 2024.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Orem took on Payson on Friday. Orem was beaten by Payson 61-30. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Lions are ranked sixth).
Uintah's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Orem, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
Uintah strolled past Orem when the teams last played on January 10th by a score of 37-23. Will Uintah repeat their success, or does Orem have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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