Having just played yesterday, the Dixie Flyers will head out on the road to face off against the Skyridge Falcons at 11:40 a.m. on Saturday. Dixie is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.9 points per game this season.
On Friday, Dixie had just enough and edged Farmington out 66-63. Given the Flyers' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Phoenix are ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/13/24 vs Farmington | 14 |
| 12/07/24 vs Bountiful | 11 |
| 11/21/24 vs Springville | 11 |
| 12/06/24 vs Maple Mountain | 8 |
| 12/05/24 vs Wasatch | 8 |
Dixie can attribute much of their success to Tyson Forsey, who went 9 of 14 en route to 24 points, and Kimball Carter, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 14 points and eight assists. The dominant performance gave Carter a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jay Jay Davey, who posted ten points and seven rebounds.
While Skyridge didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Mountain View by a score of 54-42 on Friday.
Dixie's record now sits at 6-2. As for Skyridge, their record now sits at 4-1.
Dixie didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Skyridge in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, but they still walked away with a 68-64 win. Will Dixie repeat their success, or does Skyridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
