The Dixie Flyers will take on the Cottonwood Colts at 7:00 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.
Dixie is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Murray 80-49. Given the Flyers' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Spartans are ranked 107th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Cottonwood had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 63-27 win over the Huskies. The Colts have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 21 points or more this season.
Cottonwood's win came from a few key players Dixie will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Carley Caton, who posted 18 points. Another player making a difference was Avea Van Der Beek, who had 17 points.
Cottonwood pushed their record up to 17-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.3 points over those games. As for Dixie, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-10.
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