The Piute Thunderbirds just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Monticello Buckaroo at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Piute has three straight wins, Monticello has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Friday, Piute blew past Whitehorse, posting a 77-48 victory. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Thunderbirds' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Raiders are ranked 86th).
Meanwhile, Monticello scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They lost 83-58 to Bryce Valley. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (56), the Buckaroo still had to take the loss.
Monticello's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Piute, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Piute strolled past Monticello when the teams last played back in February by a score of 60-43. Do the Thunderbirds have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Buckaroo turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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