Skyline skates past Bonneville with ease

By Team Reports Dec 5, 2023, 12:54am

Recap: Skyline Grizzlies vs. Bonneville Bees

The Skyline Grizzlies waltzed into Thursday's matchup with two straight wins but they left with three. They really took it to Bonneville for the full four quarters, racking up a 70-42 victory at home. Given Skyline's advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while Bonneville is ranked 80th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Shay Shippen had a dynamite game for Skyline, dropping a double-double on 36 points and 20 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Shippen has scored at least 25% of Skyline's points. The team also got some help courtesy of mady boyce, who scored 12 points along with 9 rebounds and 3 steals.

Skyline's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Bonneville, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.

Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Idaho Falls the next time they take the court. Bonneville will head out to face Idaho Falls at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, while Skyline will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.