After flying high against Gracemont last Friday, Lookeba-Sickles came back down to earth. The Lookeba-Sickles Panthers were dealt a 95-47 loss at the hands of Granite on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Panthers of the 94-31 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2023.
Despite the loss, Lookeba-Sickles saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Braxton Brown went 6 for 12 en route to 17 points. The dominant performance also gave Brown a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (50%). Ricky Wright was another key player, scoring 12 points.
Lookeba-Sickles' defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lookeba-Sickles will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Hydro-Eakly at 8:00 p.m. on December 6th. As for Granite, they will take on Sweetwater at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Granite will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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