The Weber Warriors will take on the Riverton Silverwolves at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Weber is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
On Friday, Weber opened the new year with a less-than-successful 45-37 defeat to American Fork. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by exactly eight points.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Riverton's strategy against Taylorsville last Friday. Riverton ended the year with a bang, routing Taylorsville 57-37. Given the Silverwolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Warriors are ranked 105th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Riverton's win came from a few key players Weber will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Maggie Hamblin, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 16 boards. Another player making a difference was Ella Lange, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 14 points and three steals.
Riverton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for Weber, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
Weber beat Riverton 59-51 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Does Weber have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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