It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but West Field ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They secured a 63-58 W over the Box Elder Bees. The team ran away with 39 points in the first half and mostly just sat on those to pick up the win.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Field to victory, but perhaps none more so than Daxton Laughter, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 18 points in addition to six assists and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Fowers, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 15 points and seven rebounds.
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| 12/28/24 @ Box Elder | 20 |
| 12/20/24 @ Ogden | 7 |
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Laughter wasn't the only one working in the assists department: West Field was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Box Elder still got an impressive performance from Mayson Jeppsen, who went 11 of 17 on his way to 23 points in addition to eight boards and six blocks. Jeppsen is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Buchanon, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 17 points and three steals.
West Field is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Box Elder, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.
When West Field and Box Elder next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. West Field will try to stop Weber's seven-game winning streak when the meet at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, Box Elder will try to stop Bountiful's four-game winning streak when the meet at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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