The Cottonwood Colts will head out on the road to face off against the Wasatch Academy Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cottonwood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66 points per game this season.
Cottonwood can't be too worried about heading out to take on Wasatch Academy: they just beat Hillcrest at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Cottonwood secured a 49-44 W over Hillcrest on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Colts.
Cottonwood can attribute much of their success to Luka Cecez, who posted 14 points in addition to eight rebounds and three blocks, and Luke Park, who went 5 of 9 en route to 14 points along with six assists and five boards. John Rosevear was another key player, putting up nine points and six boards.
Meanwhile, Wasatch Academy came tearing into Tuesday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 75-51 win. That 24 point margin sets a new team best for the Tigers this season.
Cottonwood is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points per game. As for Wasatch Academy, they pushed their record up to 20-3 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
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