Mountain View and Payson are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Mountain View Bruins will square off against the Payson Lions at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Mountain View sitting on five straight victories and Payson on eight.
On Tuesday, everything went Mountain View's way against Orem as Mountain View made off with a 52-32 win.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Payson's strategy against Timpanogos on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Payson blew Timpanogos out of the water with a 62-21 final score. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 26 points or more this season.
Payson pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Mountain View, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Mountain View took a serious blow against Payson in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 62-24. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mountain View was down 35-11.
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