Pine View hasn't had much luck against Dixie recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Pine View Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Dixie Flyers at 7:00 p.m. Pine View has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Pine View is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Snow Canyon: they outscored them in every quarter. Pine View enjoyed a cozy 60-43 win over Snow Canyon on Wednesday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Warriors are ranked 88th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dixie has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 52-47 heartbreaker at the hands of Crimson Cliffs.
Pine View will need focus on slowing down Jay Jay Davey, one of several Dixie players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 for 9 en route to 14 points and seven rebounds. Zed Webber was another key player, putting up nine points and three steals.
Pine View has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Dixie, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-7.
Pine View didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Dixie in their previous meeting on January 8th, but they still walked away with a 48-44 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine View since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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