Lehi is 2-8 against Lone Peak since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lehi Pioneers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lone Peak Knights at 6:00 p.m. Lehi has insisted on making their last four contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-2 during that stretch of close contests.
Lehi is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Skyridge, who was ranked 20th at the time (Lehi was ranked 25th). Lehi came out on top in a nail-biter against Skyridge on Friday, sneaking past 56-54.
Mckenzie Jepson was her usual excellent self, putting up 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brynlee Cook, who posted eight points.
Meanwhile, Lone Peak won against Skyridge on Tuesday with 58 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Lone Peak strolled past American Fork with points to spare, taking the game 58-41. The win was familiar territory for the Knights who have now won three contests in a row.
Lehi's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-9. As for Lone Peak, their win bumped their record up to 15-6.
Lehi was dealt a bruising 60-30 defeat at the hands of Lone Peak in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lone Peak's Zuri Nordstrom, who went 7 of 11 en route to 18 points and three steals. Now that Lehi knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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