Skyline and Brighton are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Skyline Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Brighton Bengals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Skyline lost 65-41 to Olympus on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Titans: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the defeat, Skyline had strong showings from Leelu Bare, who posted nine points along with five assists and five rebounds, and Mia Johnson, who earned ten points.
Meanwhile, Brighton came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Leopards as they made off with a 52-32 victory. The Bengals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 20 points or more this season.
Brighton has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Skyline, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Skyline took a serious blow against Brighton when the teams last played on January 3rd, falling 68-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brighton's Sophie Nielsen, who went 10 for 15 en route to 21 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Now that Skyline 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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