Basketball Recap: Lehi Comes Up Short in High-Profile Game with Lone Peak

On Tuesday, Lehi faced Lone Peak in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lehi Pioneers fell to the Lone Peak Knights 70-65. The Pioneers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Knights earlier this season, when they won 65-61.

Easton Hawkins

Points

02/11/25 vs Lone Peak	21
02/07/25 @ Skyridge	17
02/04/25 @ Westlake	27

Lehi's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Easton Hawkins, who posted 21 points and six rebounds. Hawkins' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Saxon Young, who had 13 points along with seven assists and five boards.

Even though they lost, Lehi was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They racked up nine more assists than Lone Peak's also-impressive total of ten.

Lone Peak got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Samuel Suarez out in front who went 7-for-10 to rack up 17 points and seven rebounds. Those 17 points gave Suarez a new career-high. Crew Fotheringham was another key player, putting up 16 points in addition to eight boards and four steals.

Lehi has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 12-9 record this season. As for Lone Peak, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-7.

Lehi wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 73-50 victory against Pleasant Grove on the 14th. As for Lone Peak, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-46 defeat against Westlake on the 14th.