The Cedar Valley Aviators will square off against the Timpview Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 78-51, which was the final score in Cedar Valley's tilt against Orem on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Aviators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Tigers are ranked third).
Meanwhile, Timpview entered their tilt with Wasatch on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They enjoyed a cozy 65-46 victory over the Wasps.
Timpview is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.8 points per game. As for Cedar Valley, their loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-8.
Cedar Valley came up short against Timpview when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 78-73. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Timpview's Mason Ford, who went 5 of 8 en route to 17 points. Now that Cedar Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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