If Pleasant Grove was feeling good fresh off their 77-43 takedown of East last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pleasant Grove Vikings took a hard 46-27 fall against the Payson Lions on Wednesday. The matchup marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Despite the loss, Pleasant Grove saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Makayla Boyer earned 13 points along with four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Boyer has scored all season. Tabi Clark was another key player, earning seven points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Payson to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emmy Hales, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds. Hales is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Avery Roundy, who posted eight points plus three steals.
Pleasant Grove now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Payson, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Pleasant Grove will face off against Bingham at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pleasant Grove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50 points per game this season. Payson has already played their next game (against Pleasant Grove), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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