The Pine View Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Cedar Reds at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Pine View beat Desert Hills 63-59. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Panthers' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Thunder are ranked 67th).
Meanwhile, Cedar was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They fell 72-60 to Hurricane. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Pine View's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points over those games. As for Cedar, their loss dropped their record down to 3-18.
Pine View strolled past Cedar in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 71-56. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers 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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