Skyridge has gone a perfect 10-0 against American Fork recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Skyridge Falcons will face off against the American Fork Cavemen at 6:00 p.m. Skyridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.4 points per game this season.
On Tuesday, Skyridge needed a bit of extra time to put away Pleasant Grove. They snuck past the Vikings with a 73-69 win. The victory continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won seven in a row.
Ellah Oeser
| 02/04/25 @ Lone Peak | 17 |
| 01/17/25 @ Lehi | 16 |
| 12/18/24 vs Mater Dei Catholic | 14 |
| 02/11/25 vs Pleasant Grove | 11 |
| 12/19/24 vs Kellis | 10 |
| + 16 more games |
Skyridge got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ellah Oeser out in front who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 11 boards. Oeser is becoming a predictor of Skyridge's success: when she posts at least ten rebounds the team is 4-1 (and 8-9 when she doesn't). Another player making a difference was Merceius Mili, who almost dropped a double-double with 19 points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, American Fork was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell 40-30 to Westlake. While losing is never fun, the Cavemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Thunder are ranked tenth).
Skyridge's victory bumped their record up to 12-10. As for American Fork, their loss dropped their record down to 4-17.
Skyridge beat American Fork 55-48 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Skyridge since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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