The Payson Lions will take on the Westchester Comets in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Payson sitting on five straight victories and Westchester on three.
On Monday, Payson didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Salem Hills, but they still walked away with a 46-40 win.
| 12/16/24 @ Salem Hills | 19 |
| 12/13/24 @ Cedar | 16 |
| 11/22/24 vs Olympus | 14 |
| 12/09/23 vs Mountain Ridge | 13 |
| 01/12/24 @ Provo | 10 |
Emmy Hales continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Roundy, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Westchester was able to grind out a solid victory over Palos Verdes on Thursday, taking the game 63-52. Given the Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Sea Kings are ranked 100th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Payson pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Westchester, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
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