The San Juan Broncos will challenge the Carbon Dinos at 12:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
San Juan took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They strolled past Millard with points to spare, taking the game 71-53.
San Juan's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cole Duke, who went 7 for 10 en route to 16 points plus seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tripp Palmer, who went 6 for 12 en route to 16 points plus eight rebounds and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Carbon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell to South Sevier 69-65. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (60), the Dinos still had to take the loss.
Carbon might have lost, but man, Kyler Orth was a machine: he went 11 for 14 en route to 26 points. The match was Orth's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ty Mortensen, who scored six points plus six rebounds.
San Juan now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Carbon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. San Juan hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 61.3 points per game. However, it's not like Carbon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 55. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
San Juan beat Carbon 60-49 when the teams last played back in February of 2021. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Carbon's Preston Condie, who went 7 for 17 en route to 23 points plus six rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for San Juan to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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