The Brighton Bengals will be playing at home against the Skyline Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, Brighton strolled past East with points to spare, taking the game 70-53. The victory was just what Brighton needed coming off of a 79-55 defeat in their prior contest.
Nash Matheson was his usual excellent self, scoring 25 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Bradley Easton was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up ten more assists than your opponent, a fact Skyline proved on Friday. They walked away with a 55-45 victory over West. The win was just what Skyline needed coming off of a 68-45 defeat in their prior contest.
Karson Kaufusi and Kai Sorenson were among the main playmakers for Skyline as the former scored 15 points along with six rebounds and the latter scored 11 points along with eight rebounds. That's the first time this season that Sorenson pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Landon Shaw, who scored ten points.
Brighton now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Skyline, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Brighton have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 26.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Skyline struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.2 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Brighton was able to grind out a solid win over Skyline in their previous matchup on January 3rd, winning 60-51. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Shaw, who scored 22 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Brighton still be able to contain him? There's only one way to find out.
