The Water Canyon Wildcats will take on the Beaver Beavers in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Water Canyon is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against South Sevier on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Water Canyon had to suffer through a 68-30 loss at the hands of South Sevier. The game marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Martha Jessop
| 12/17/24 @ South Sevier | 19 |
| 12/13/24 vs El Capitan | 16 |
| 12/12/24 vs Enterprise | 15 |
Despite the loss, Water Canyon got top-tier performance from Martha Jessop, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 boards. Jessop's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Joann Barlow was another key player, putting up eight points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Beaver). They were the clear victor by a 71-46 margin over Millard on Tuesday. Given the Beavers' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Eagles are ranked 81st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Beaver's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points per game. As for Water Canyon, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Water Canyon took a serious blow against Beaver in their previous matchup back in January, falling 61-23. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Water Canyon was down 41-4.
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