Two dominant guards in Bryson Heath and Hunter Jackson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bountiful RedHawks will take on the Woods Cross Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bountiful knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 15 matchups -- so hopefully Woods Cross likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Bountiful made easy work of Roy and carried off a 72-51 victory. Given the RedHawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Royals are ranked 107th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Woods Cross fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Northridge on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 61-59.
Bountiful will have to keep a close watch on Madden Johnsen and Jackson, a pair of players who had a big impact on Woods Cross' prior game. Johnsen went 7 for 15 on his way to 19 points, while Jackson went 7 of 14 en route to 14 points and seven assists. Johnsen continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Smith-Mecham, who posted nine points and six boards.
Woods Cross' loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Bountiful, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Bountiful didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Woods Cross in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 57-51 win. Will Bountiful repeat their success, or does Woods Cross have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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