Hurricane is 1-9 against Snow Canyon since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hurricane Tigers will square off against the Snow Canyon Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Hurricane is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63 points per game this season.
Snow Canyon will be up against a hot Hurricane team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Hurricane secured a 59-55 W over Crimson Cliffs on Wednesday.
| 01/10/24 @ Desert Hills | 16 |
| 12/01/23 @ Ridgeline | 12 |
| 01/17/24 vs Crimson Cliffs | 12 |
| 02/05/25 @ Crimson Cliffs | 11 |
| 01/19/24 @ Snow Canyon | 11 |
Hurricane can attribute much of their success to Brigham Kemp, who went 9 for 15 on his way to 26 points and five boards, and Calan Hughes, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. That's the most boards Hughes has posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Thailand Gubler, who posted four points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Snow Canyon played a tough match on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Dixie, falling 58-35. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Flyers are ranked 27th).
Hurricane will have to contain Gil Lamoreaux as he made an impact in Snow Canyon's last game. He scored 11 points and six boards. Josh Leavitt also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Hurricane pushed their record up to 13-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Snow Canyon, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Kemp and Reggie Mackay. Kemp has been dynamite this season: he has averaged 17.6 points, 2.6 steals, and 4.9 assists on 50.7% shooting. For his part, Mackay has averaged 15 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 3.8 assists.
Hurricane skirted past Snow Canyon 60-58 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hurricane 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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