The Westlake Thunder will venture away from home to square off against the Lehi Pioneers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Westlake has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 211 points over their last three matchups.
Westlake is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Skyridge, who was ranked 20th at the time (Westlake was ranked 16th). Westlake walked away with a 59-52 victory over Skyridge on Friday.
Meanwhile, Lehi unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 53-52 to American Fork.
Westlake will need focus on slowing down Easton Hawkins, one of several Lehi players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 15 points. Saxon Young was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Westlake has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.4 points per game. As for Lehi, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
Westlake might still be hurting after the 85-64 loss they got from Lehi in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Thankfully for Westlake, Cooper Lewis (who went 16 of 23 on his way to 41 points and eight assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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