The Lone Peak Knights will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Westlake Thunder at 7:30 p.m. Westlake took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Lone Peak, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Lone Peak faced Lehi in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Lone Peak escaped with a win against Lehi by the margin of a single free throw, 63-62. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Lone Peak's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Chamberlain Burgess led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Burgess hasn't dropped below two blocks for six straight games. Another player making a difference was Jackson Taylor, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds.
Lone Peak's lineup was just a bit different on Tuesday as Seth Haskett got a bit more time on the court (31 vs. his season average of 16.25). Haskett made the most of the opportunity, scoring seven points. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Westlake came up short against American Fork on Tuesday and fell 64-54. Westlake has not had much luck with American Fork recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Lone Peak now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Westlake, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season.
Lone Peak was able to grind out a solid win over Westlake when the teams last played back in January, winning 72-61. Will Lone Peak repeat their success, or does Westlake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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