Copper Hills and Bingham are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Copper Hills Grizzlies will face off against the Bingham Miners at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Copper Hills is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Riverton just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 43-42 to the Silverwolves. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Grizzlies came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Silverwolves are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, Bingham entered their tilt with Herriman on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by a 53-28 margin over the Mustangs.
Bingham pushed their record up to 15-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Copper Hills, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 15-5.
Copper Hills was able to grind out a solid win over Bingham when the teams last played back in January, winning 53-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Copper Hills 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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