Basketball Preview: Brighton Bengals vs. Copper Hills Grizzlies
Brighton is 0-7 against Copper Hills since January of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Brighton Bengals will look to defend their home court against the Copper Hills Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. Brighton has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Brighton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Box Elder to the tune of 69-33 on Tuesday. With that victory, the Bengals brought their scoring average up to 50.2 points per game.
Sophie Nielsen and Olivia Stephens were among the main playmakers for Brighton as the former went 8 for 13 en route to 20 points plus five rebounds and three steals and the latter went 7 for 14 en route to 15 points plus three steals. Nielsen continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucy Chin, who scored ten points in addition to four steals.
Brighton was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Copper Hills' undefeated season came to an end after three games on Thursday. They fell just short of Grantsville by a score of 51-49. The loss was the Grizzlies' first of the season.
Brighton now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Copper Hills, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Brighton came up short against Copper Hills when the teams last played back in February of 2017, falling 56-44. Thankfully for Brighton, Kate Sisler (who scored 18 points plus five assists and two steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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