Recap: Bountiful RedHawks vs. Bonneville Lakers
The Bountiful RedHawks had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.9 points), and they went ahead and made it 13 on Wednesday. They breezed by Bonneville at home to the tune of 76-29. Bountiful has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 21 points or more this season.
Bountiful was led to victory by Milika Satuala and Taylor Harvey. Satuala scored 20 points along with four steals, while Harvey scored 20 points along with five assists and five steals. Satuala has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Adelaide Stevenson, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Despite the loss, Bonneville still got an impressive performance from Sidnee Geerdes, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and three blocks.
Bountiful pushed their record up to 17-3 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.7 points per game. As for Bonneville, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-16.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bountiful will take on Clearfield at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Bountiful knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Clearfield likes a good challenge. As for Bonneville, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Box Elder at 5:15 p.m. Bonneville will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Utah Rankings (they are ranked 101st, while Box Elder is ranked 19th).
