The Brighton Bengals will square off against the Alta Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
If Brighton beats Alta with 66 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Brighton claimed a resounding 66-36 victory over Olympus. The Bengals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Alta sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 57-55 win over Olympus on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Brighton better keep an eye on Quincy Kegel. She was instrumental in Alta's win, putting up 28 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Kegel has scored at least a third of Alta's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alia Baldassano, who posted nine points.
Alta is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Brighton, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.
Brighton and Alta were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but Brighton came up empty-handed after a 48-47 defeat. Thankfully for Brighton, Leafa Niumeitolu (who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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