Water Canyon hasn't had much luck against Beaver recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Water Canyon Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Beaver Beavers at 6:00 p.m.
Water Canyon is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against South Sevier on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Water Canyon was beaten by South Sevier 74-41. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Rams are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, Beaver was able to grind out a solid victory over Millard on Tuesday, taking the game 47-38.
Beaver has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Water Canyon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-9.
Water Canyon was dealt a bruising 63-20 loss at the hands of Beaver when the teams last played back in December of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Water Canyon was down 40-15.
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