Hurricane hasn't had much luck against Desert Hills recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Hurricane Tigers will look to defend their home court against the Desert Hills Thunder at 7:00 p.m. Hurricane is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.2 points per game this season.
Hurricane will bounce into Wednesday's matchup after beating Dixie, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Hurricane came out on top in a nail-biter against Dixie on Friday, sneaking past 54-51.
| 01/24/25 @ Dixie | 15 |
| 01/22/25 vs Cedar | 20 |
| 01/17/25 @ Pine View | 19 |
Brigham Kemp and RJ Hurst were among the main playmakers for Hurricane as the former posted 15 points and seven steals and the latter went 6 of 10 on his way to 15 points. Kemp's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Quinn Gubler was another key player, putting up seven points.
Meanwhile, everything went Desert Hills' way against Cedar on Friday as Desert Hills made off with a 63-40 victory.
Desert Hills' win came from a few key players Hurricane will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ben Chase, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in steals (four). Another player making a difference was Jack Openshaw, who went 6 for 10 en route to 15 points and five boards.
Desert Hills smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cedar only pulled down four offensive boards.
Hurricane pushed their record up to 11-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Desert Hills, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 11-8.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Hurricane has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 29.2 boards per game. However, it's not like Desert Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.7 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Hurricane lost to Desert Hills at home by a decisive 64-48 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Openshaw, who went 9 of 11 on his way to 19 points and seven boards. Now that Hurricane knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
