The Pleasant Grove Vikings will square off against the Lone Peak Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Pleasant Grove's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.
Last Friday, Pleasant Grove was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 74-68 to Lehi. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (65), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
| 01/24/25 vs Lehi | 22 |
| 01/21/25 vs Skyridge | 21 |
| 01/17/25 @ Westlake | 15 |
Pleasant Grove might have lost, but man, Ty Palmer was a machine: he went 9 of 11 on his way to 22 points. The game was Palmer's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Guthrie, who went 5 for 7 en route to 11 points.
Meanwhile, Lone Peak faced Westlake in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Lone Peak strolled past Westlake with points to spare, taking the game 50-35.
Pleasant Grove better keep an eye on Jackson Taylor. He was instrumental in Lone Peak's win, going 7 of 11 on his way to 23 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Samuel Suarez, who went 6 for 8 en route to 13 points.
Lone Peak's victory bumped their record up to 10-7. As for Pleasant Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Pleasant Grove has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 23.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Lone Peak struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.2 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Pleasant Grove came up short against Lone Peak when the teams last played on January 10th, falling 81-75. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lone Peak's Crew Fotheringham, who went 8 of 12 on his way to 25 points. Now that Pleasant Grove knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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