West hasn't had much luck against Brighton recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The West Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Brighton Bengals at 7:00 p.m. West is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.7 points per game this season.
West is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 77-51 to Olympus. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Titans are ranked sixth).
| 01/28/25 vs Olympus | 5 |
| 11/22/24 vs Ben Lomond | 4 |
| 12/13/24 vs Hunter | 4 |
| 12/06/24 @ Park City | 4 |
| 01/24/25 @ Highland | 3 |
West's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Saladi Maluak, who went 5 for 7 en route to 16 points and five boards, and Phillip Ladua, who went 8 of 17 on his way to 16 points. That's the most rebounds Maluak has posted since back in November of 2024. Chachi Pan was another key player, putting up four points.
Meanwhile, Brighton waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 55-47 win over the Eagles.
West better keep an eye on Jaxon Soto. He was instrumental in Brighton's win, posting 18 points in addition to five assists and four steals. The contest was Soto's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Bradley Easton, who posted 15 points.
Brighton's victory bumped their record up to 11-7. As for West, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. West hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 58.7 points per game. However, it's not like Brighton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 61.8 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
West couldn't quite finish off Brighton when the teams last played on January 7th and fell 56-53. Can West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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