Basketball Preview: Lone Peak Knights vs. Herriman Mustangs
Lone Peak is 9-1 against Herriman since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Lone Peak Knights will square off against the Herriman Mustangs at 1:20 p.m. One thing working in Lone Peak's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Last Wednesday, Lone Peak ended up a good deal behind Orem and lost 71-55. The loss was the Knights' first of the season.
Lone Peak's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Crew Fotheringham, who went 7 for 13 en route to 19 points, and Austin Simon, who went 5 for 12 en route to 13 points. Fotheringham's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Logan Brimhall, who had four points.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Herriman on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 69-48 margin over Westlake. The win was just business as usual for the Mustangs, who after three games remain undefeated this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Herriman to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carlo Mulford, who scored 17 points plus six assists and four steals. Mulford has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. Cale Barclay was another key player, scoring 19 points along with six assists and two steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lone Peak fell to 2-1. As for Herriman, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Lone Peak hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 65 points per game. However, it's not like Herriman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 65.7. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Lone Peak took their win against Herriman in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 by a conclusive 93-69. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Herriman's Ike Palmer, who had 25 points plus five rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Lone Peak to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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