The Stansbury Stallions will venture away from home to face off against the Provo Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Stansbury's tournament run continued when they took on Kanab on Saturday. Stansbury fell 73-60 to Kanab. While losing is never fun, the Stallions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Cowboys are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Provo, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They managed a 52-46 victory over Manti on Saturday.
Stansbury better keep an eye on Makai Allen. He was instrumental in Provo's win, almost dropping a double-double on 24 points and nine boards. Allen is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games he's played. Another player making a difference was Crew DeMartini, who posted seven points and five rebounds.
Provo is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.9 points per game. As for Stansbury, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Stansbury and Provo were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, but Stansbury came up empty-handed after a 60-59 loss. Can Stansbury avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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