Basketball Recap: Lone Peak Knights vs. Orem Tigers
If Lone Peak was riding high fresh off their 68-48 takedown of Alta last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The matchup between the Lone Peak Knights and the Orem Tigers didn't end well, with the Lone Peak Knights falling 71-55. The Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2016.
Lone Peak's loss on Wednesday came despite strong showings from Crew Fotheringham and Austin Simon. Fotheringham went 7 for 13 en route to 19 points, while Simon went 5 for 12 en route to 13 points. The dominant performance also gave Simon a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (33%). Logan Brimhall was another key player, scoring four points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lone Peak fell to 2-1. As for Orem, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Lone Peak will face off against Herriman at 1:20 p.m. on Thursday. Herriman knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Lone Peak likes a good challenge. As for Orem, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Kahuku at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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