Viewmont easily dispatched Clearfield last Wednesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Viewmont Vikings fell just short of the Roy Royals by a score of 57-54 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Vikings have suffered since December 21, 2024.
When it comes to explaining why Viewmont lost, don't look at Drezdon Jensen. Despite the final result, he posted 18 points. Jensen's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lukus Toner, who scored ten points.
Vikings
| 01/24/25 @ Roy | 17 |
| 11/21/23 @ Layton | 21 |
| 01/15/25 @ Northridge | 14 |
| 12/20/24 vs Branson | 14 |
| 02/16/24 @ Clearfield | 15 |
Even though they lost, Viewmont smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Colby Frokjer was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 12 rebounds for Roy. Those 23 points gave Frokjer a new career-high. Tyrece Holbrook was another key player, putting up ten points.
The defeat snapped Viewmont's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 10-8 record. As for Roy, they moved to 4-13 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Viewmont will square off against Bountiful at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bountiful knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 17 matches -- so hopefully Viewmont likes a good challenge. As for Roy, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Northridge at 7:00 p.m. Roy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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