Roy and Bonneville are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Roy Royals will head out to face off against the Bonneville Lakers at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Roy will be strutting in after a victory while Bonneville will be coming in after a defeat.
Roy will bounce into Friday's match after beating Northridge, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, Roy made off with a 41-40 win over Northridge.
Roy had a senior duo take command as Jerzee Hart posted eight points along with eight boards and four blocks and Ariana Strain earned 11 points.
Meanwhile, Bonneville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Clearfield, falling 53-32. While losing is never fun, the Lakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Falcons are ranked 29th).
Bonneville's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Roy, their victory bumped their record up to 6-11.
Roy came out on top in a nail-biter against Bonneville when the teams last played on January 8th, sneaking past 47-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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