Desert Hills is 8-2 against Hurricane since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Desert Hills Thunder will head out to take on the Hurricane Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Desert Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.3 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Desert Hills got the win against Cedar by a conclusive 63-40.
| 01/24/25 @ Cedar | 9 |
| 12/30/24 @ Riverton | 8 |
| 12/07/24 vs Mater Academy East Las Vegas | 7 |
| 01/08/25 @ Crimson Cliffs | 7 |
| 12/01/23 @ Park City | 6 |
Desert Hills' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ben Chase, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine boards. Those nine rebounds gave Chase a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jack Openshaw, who went 6 for 10 en route to 15 points and five boards.
Desert Hills was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Dixie typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Hurricane proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Flyers, sneaking past 54-51.
Desert Hills better focus on containing Brigham Kemp and RJ Hurst as the pair were huge in Hurricane's win. Kemp posted 15 points and seven steals, while Hurst went 6 of 10 on his way to 15 points. The game was Kemp's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinn Gubler, who earned seven points.
Hurricane has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Desert Hills, their record now sits at an identical 11-8.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Desert Hills has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 24.7 boards per game. However, it's not like Hurricane struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.2 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Desert Hills strolled past Hurricane in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a score of 64-48. The rematch might be a little tougher for Desert Hills 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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