Two dominant guards in Leelu Bare and Olivia Stephens are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Skyline Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Brighton Bengals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Skyline is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Skyline is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Herriman on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Skyline was beaten by Herriman 76-29. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Despite the loss, Skyline saw an underclassman step up: freshman Estella Myers went 6 for 10 on her way to 15 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Brighton suffered their closest defeat since December 8, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Payson by a score of 47-44. While losing is never fun, the Bengals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Lions are ranked fifth).
Skyline's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Brighton, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
Skyline came up short against Brighton in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 52-45. Can Skyline avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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