Two dominant guards in Lina Ballin and Peyton Behnke are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Timpview Thunderbirds will challenge the Wasatch Wasps at 5:50 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Timpview sitting on three straight victories and Wasatch on seven.
Timpview is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They took down West Jordan 47-32.
Meanwhile, Wasatch didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Maple Mountain on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 61-57 win. Given the Wasps' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 41st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wasatch pushed their record up to 20-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games. As for Timpview, their win bumped their record up to 14-9.
Timpview couldn't quite finish off Wasatch in their previous matchup back in January and fell 45-42. Can Timpview avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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