The Dixie Flyers scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They walked away with a 54-46 win over Pine View. The score was all tied up 29-29 at the break, but Dixie was the better team in the second half.
Kealah Faumuina was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaycee Bundy, who scored 13 points.
Despite the loss, Pine View saw an underclassman step up: Reese Gustin scored 15 points along with six steals. Gustin has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Casey Morley, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Dixie has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Pine View, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.
Dixie will head out on the road to challenge Snow Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Snow Canyon will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak. As for Pine View, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cedar at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cedar is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
