Basketball Recap: Ashlynn Lainhart's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Maple Mountain over Timpview

It was a Battle of the Birds when Maple Mountain faced off against Timpview on Friday. The Maple Mountain Golden Eagles fell to the Timpview Thunderbirds 49-44. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Thunderbirds this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 66-43 back in January.

Ashlynn Lainhart

Steals

02/14/25 @ Timpview	2
02/11/25 vs Wasatch	2
02/07/25 vs Salem Hills	2
02/04/25 @ Springville	2
01/31/25 @ Spanish Fork	3
+ 6 more games

Maple Mountain's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ashlynn Lainhart, who posted ten points and six rebounds. Lainhart has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 11 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Leah Bailey, who put up 17 points and six boards.

Livi Eyre continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Timpview, dropping a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Tasi Galeai was another key player, putting up 16 points.

Maple Mountain has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season. As for Timpview, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-9.

Coming up, Maple Mountain will challenge Roy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Timpview does not have any more games scheduled as of now.