Box Elder and Bonneville are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Box Elder Bees will welcome the Bonneville Lakers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Box Elder is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Box Elder is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Northridge on Wednesday. Box Elder fell 70-61 to Northridge.
Despite the loss, Box Elder got top-tier performance from Mayson Jeppsen, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds. Kasen Anderson was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Meanwhile, Bonneville came up short against Bountiful on Wednesday and fell 55-45. The Lakers haven't had much luck with the RedHawks recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Bonneville's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Box Elder, their loss dropped their record down to 4-16.
Box Elder was able to grind out a solid win over Bonneville in their previous meeting back in January, winning 62-52. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bonneville's Ben Tesch, who went 7 for 17 en route to 20 points in addition to seven boards and six assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Box Elder still be able to contain Tesch? There's only one way to find out.
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