The Duchesne Eagles and the Tabiona Tigers will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Friday. The contest between Duchesne and Draper APA didn't end well, with Duchesne falling 42-27. The game marked Duchesne's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Duchesne's defeat came about despite a quality game from Gatlin Davies, who posted ten boards.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Tabiona's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell 67-62 to Green River.
Duchesne will have to keep a close watch on Stran Giles and Rocky Rhoades, a pair of players who had a big impact on Tabiona's prior game. Giles went 8-for-10 on his way to 23 points and five rebounds, while Rhoades shot 67% from the field en route to 23 points and six boards. That was a full 37.1% of Tabiona's points, marking the fifth time in a row Rhoades has put up more than a third of the team's points. Jaxon Olson was another key player, putting up ten points.
Tabiona's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Duchesne, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Duchesne couldn't quite finish off Tabiona in their previous meeting back in January and fell 58-56. Thankfully for the Eagles, Bryson Fabrizio (who shot 45% from the field to rack up 23 points and seven assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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