Basketball Recap: Ace Armstrong Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Princeton

By Team Reports Feb 4, 2025, 12:08pm

Basketball Recap: Loyalton Grizzlies vs. Princeton Eagles

Loyalton won against Herlong last Tuesday with 61 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Loyalton Grizzlies came out on top against the Princeton Eagles by a score of 61-51. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Grizzlies also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2024.

Ace Armstrong

Points

01/31/25 @ Princeton20
12/12/23 @ Paradise Adventist Academy20
12/06/24 vs Willows19
02/24/24 vs Princeton18
01/31/24 vs Princeton17

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Loyalton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ace Armstrong, who posted 20 points. That's the most points Armstrong has posted since back in December of 2023. Gus Petterson was another key player, putting up 15 points.

Loyalton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for Princeton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-11.

Loyalton will challenge Elk Creek at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Elk Creek has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with 14 straight losses, while Loyalton will come in with four straight wins. As for Princeton, they will take on Providence at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Princeton is facing Providence at the right time seeing as Providence is stuck on a five-game losing streak.

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