Ben Lomond is 0-10 against Morgan since January of 2017 but things could change on Thursday. The Ben Lomond Scots will host the Morgan Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Ben Lomond is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 81-13 loss at the hands of Grantsville. While losing is never fun, the Scots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Cowboys are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Morgan suffered their closest loss since December 21, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of South Summit by a score of 66-63.
Despite the defeat, Morgan saw an underclassman step up: freshman Zoe Rockenfield posted 22 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Rockenfield has scored all season. Eva Birkeland was another key player, going 6 for 15 en route to 21 points.
Ben Lomond's loss dropped their record down to 2-18. As for Morgan, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
Ben Lomond took a serious blow against Morgan when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 74-15. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Birkeland, who went 11 of 20 on her way to 29 points and three steals. Now that Ben Lomond knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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