The Box Elder Bees entered their tilt with the Northridge Knights with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Box Elder came out on top against Northridge by a score of 60-47 on Wednesday. Given Box Elder's advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Northridge is ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Box Elder's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kaydence Barber led the charge by scoring ten points along with eight steals. Barber has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 14 times she's played. Kamri Andersen was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with four blocks.
Northridge's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Karlee Mayfield, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds. Mayfield has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylee Hess, who scored 12 points along with six assists and three steals.
Box Elder is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Northridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-11.
Box Elder will head out on the road to challenge Bonneville at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Box Elder is facing Bonneville at the right time seeing as Bonneville is stuck on a 14-game losing streak. As for Northridge, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Viewmont at 5:15 p.m. Viewmont is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 52.2 points per game this season.
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