The Wasatch Wasps will head out to face off against the Timpview Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Wasatch sitting on four straight victories and Timpview on five.
Last Tuesday, Wasatch humbled Summit Academy with a 72-33 victory.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Timpview). They enjoyed a cozy 89-72 win over American Heritage on Tuesday. Given the Thunderbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked first, while the Patriots are ranked 64th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wasatch better keep an eye on Dean Rueckert. He was instrumental in Timpview's win, going 12 of 16 en route to 30 points and seven rebounds. Rueckert's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Lincoln Holcombe, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 16 points and six rebounds.
Timpview is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.5 points per game. As for Wasatch, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-6.
Wasatch came up short against Timpview when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 54-43. Can Wasatch avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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