Salem Hills was the 81-72 winner over Springville when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Salem Hills Skyhawks took a hard 79-65 fall against the Springville Red Devils on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (58), the Skyhawks still had to take the loss.
Salem Hills' loss came despite strong showings from Lincoln Beck and Jacoby Gustin. Beck went 5 of 11 on his way to 17 points, while Gustin posted 14 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Gasser, who had seven points.
This is the second loss in a row for Salem Hills and nudges their season record down to 6-8. As for Springville, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Salem Hills will take on Spanish Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Spanish Fork's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matches. As for Springville, they will challenge Maple Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Springville has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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