The North Sanpete Hawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Ogden Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Sanpete is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.2 points per game this season.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row dating back to last season, North Sanpete finally turned things around against St. Joseph on Saturday. They blew past the Jayhawks 53-22.
North Sanpete can attribute much of their success to Ridge Hendry, who went 9 for 16 en route to 20 points plus five assists and five rebounds, and Hudson Smith, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds. What's more, Hendry also racked up three offensive rebounds, the most he's had since back in December of 2023. Wyatt Bailey was another key player, scoring four points along with six rebounds.
North Sanpete smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Ogden didn't have too much trouble with Carbon on Saturday as they won 63-44. The Tigers pushed the score to 56-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Dinos cut but never quite recovered from.
Ogden's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for North Sanpete, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
North Sanpete skirted past Ogden 60-57 in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Sanpete since the squad 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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