Pleasant Grove lost against Lone Peak back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Pleasant Grove Vikings took a 76-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lone Peak Knights. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (68), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
Several Vikings players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Brennan Blackett, who posted 14 points and six boards. Blackett continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Hudson Guthrie was another key player, going 5 for 6 en route to 12 points.
Lone Peak's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Crew Fotheringham, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Fotheringham a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Enoch Mitchell, who earned ten points and five assists.
Pleasant Grove has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Lone Peak, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-7.
Pleasant Grove will venture away from home to square off against American Fork at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pleasant Grove has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Lone Peak, they will challenge Skyridge at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lone Peak is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.9 points per game this season.
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