East and Skyline are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The East Leopards will be playing in front of their home fans against the Skyline Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
East is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since November 27, 2024 on Friday. They came up short against Alta, falling 67-46. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Hawks are ranked ninth).
The losing side was boosted by Logan Lunt, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Moore, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, Skyline hadn't done well against Alta recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Skyline came out on top against Alta by a score of 58-50. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Skyline has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.2 points per game. As for East, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
East took their victory against Skyline in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 59-35. Will East repeat their success, or does Skyline have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
