Basketball Game Preview: Viewmont Vikings vs. Bonneville Lakers

Viewmont is 9-1 against Bonneville since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Viewmont Vikings will face off against the Bonneville Lakers at 5:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Viewmont has three straight wins, Bonneville has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Friday, Viewmont needed a bit of extra time to put away Northridge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 36-33 victory over the Knights. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Vikings have posted against the Knights since January 18, 2022.

Callie Peterson

Points

02/07/25 vs Northridge	10
02/05/25 vs Woods Cross	9
01/31/25 @ Box Elder	6
01/29/25 @ Bountiful	4
01/24/25 @ Roy	8
+ 16 more games

Viewmont can attribute much of their success to Callie Peterson, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds, and Mary Carr, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards. Peterson continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Sophie Gold, who posted two points.

Meanwhile, Bonneville was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 48-44 to Box Elder.

Bonneville's loss dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Viewmont, they pushed their record up to 14-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.

Viewmont was able to grind out a solid win over Bonneville in their previous matchup back in January, winning 47-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for Viewmont since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.