The Box Elder Bees entered their tilt with the Viewmont Vikings with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Box Elder came out on top against Viewmont by a score of 73-60 on Wednesday. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Box Elder has managed all season.
Box Elder's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Max Isaacson, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. Isaacson has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Trevor Wilkinson was another key contributor, scoring 22 points.
Despite the defeat, Viewmont had strong showings from Drez Jensen, who scored 15 points, and Max Larsen, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Larsen has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Tovey, who scored eight points.
Even though they lost, Viewmont were working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. This was only their eighth loss (out of nine games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Box Elder's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-8. As for Viewmont, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.
Box Elder will head out on the road to challenge Northridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Utah (Northridge is ranked 70th, while Box Elder is ranked 76th). As for Viewmont, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Woods Cross at 7:00 p.m. Woods Cross has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-2 during that stretch of close contests.
