Basketball Game Preview: Roy Royals vs. Maple Mountain Golden Eagles

The Roy Royals will venture away from home to square off against the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Maple Mountain took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Roy, who comes in off a win.

Roy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Box Elder 57-33 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Royals with their most commanding win of the season.

Jazzi Prieto

Steals (Career)

02/14/25 vs Box Elder	6
12/06/24 vs Fremont	3
02/12/25 vs Bountiful	2
01/31/25 @ Bonneville	2
01/22/25 @ Box Elder	2

Roy can attribute much of their success to Jazzi Prieto, who went 5-for-11 on her way to 11 points and six steals. Those six steals gave Prieto a new career-high. Ellen Speredon was another key player, putting up eight points and five boards.

Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Maple Mountain challenged Timpview on Friday. Maple Mountain fell to Timpview 49-44. The Golden Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Leah Bailey and Lina Ballin. Ballin had a solid game and posted three points in addition to ten assists and five rebounds. Meanwhile, Bailey did her best for the losing side, earning 17 points and six boards.

Roy's win bumped their record up to 8-14. As for Maple Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 9-14.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Roy has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 30 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Maple Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.5 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.