The Copper Hills Grizzlies will head out to challenge the Riverton Silverwolves at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Copper Hills knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 contests -- so hopefully Riverton likes a good challenge.
Copper Hills is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Corner Canyon, who was ranked ninth at the time (Copper Hills was ranked 18th). Copper Hills fell 74-65 to Corner Canyon on Friday. The Grizzlies haven't had much luck with the Chargers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Copper Hills saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jacob Curtis went 7 of 12 on his way to 21 points in addition to five boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Wesley Curtis, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 16 points.
Meanwhile, Riverton was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 78-72 to Bingham. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (62), the Silverwolves still had to take the loss.
Riverton's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Copper Hills, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5.
Copper Hills beat Riverton 81-73 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. 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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