Skyline won the last time they faced Bonneville and things went their way on Thursday too. The Skyline Grizzlies had just enough and edged the Bonneville Bees out 51-49. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Bees are ranked 71st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shay Shippen
| 01/16/25 @ Bonneville | 21 |
| 01/14/25 vs Blackfoot | 20 |
| 01/10/25 vs Hillcrest | 16 |
Leading Skyline to victory were Shay Shippen and Macy Marlow. Shippen dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds, while Marlow went 5 of 7 on her way to 13 points and five steals. Shippen's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Merzlock, who posted six points and six boards.
When it comes to explaining why Bonneville lost, don't look at Kaitlyn Nelson. Despite the final result, she almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. Those 24 points gave Nelson a new career-high. Berkley Pope was another key player, putting up ten points and five boards.
The win was the fourth in a row for Skyline, bringing their record for this year to 12-6. As for Bonneville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-11.
Skyline will head out to face off against Idaho Falls at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Skyline is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.8 points per game this season. As for Bonneville, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 57-37 defeat against Madison on the 18th.
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