Lehi hasn't had much luck against Lone Peak recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Lehi Pioneers will venture away from home to take on the Lone Peak Knights at 7:30 p.m. Lehi will be strutting in after a win while Lone Peak will be coming in after a loss.
Lehi got their first taste of in-conference action this week and they started things off strong. They walked away with a 69-62 victory over Skyridge on Friday.
01/17/25 vs Skyridge | 15 |
01/14/25 vs Westlake | 25 |
01/10/25 @ American Fork | 15 |
01/07/25 @ Salem Hills | 25 |
Lehi got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Easton Hawkins out in front who posted 15 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Hawkins' evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Welch, who put up 11 points in addition to eight assists and five boards.
Meanwhile, Lone Peak fought the good fight in their overtime game against American Fork on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 49-48 to the Cavemen. The contest marked the Knights' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Lehi will need focus on slowing down Crew Fotheringham, one of several Lone Peak players who made an impact when they last played. He went 8 for 13 en route to 20 points. Samuel Suarez was another key player, going 6 of 8 on his way to 13 points.
Lone Peak's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 9-6. As for Lehi, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 9-6.
Lehi and Lone Peak were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but Lehi came up empty-handed after a 63-62 loss. Can Lehi avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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