The Salem Hills Skyhawks will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Juab Wasps at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Salem Hills focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 21 on Tuesday.
Salem Hills is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Viewmont: they outscored them in every quarter. Salem Hills strolled past Viewmont with points to spare, taking the game 57-38. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Skyhawks.
Chenielle Nye had an outrageously good game as she dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in assists (five). Another player making a difference was Bri Frampton, who earned 12 points.
Meanwhile, Juab came up short against North Summit on Tuesday and fell 58-45. The loss was the Wasps' first of the season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Mollie Blankenagel, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds. Blankenagel is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season. Hailee Hall was another key player, earning eight points along with nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Juab smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Having lost for the first time this season, Juab fell to 2-1. As for Salem Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Salem Hills couldn't quite finish off Juab when the teams last played back in November of 2023 and fell 47-45. Will Salem Hills have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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