The Pleasant Grove Vikings will challenge the Layton Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Pleasant Grove and 13 for Layton.
Last Friday, Pleasant Grove came up short against Lehi and fell 50-42.
Meanwhile, Layton played a tough match on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Fremont, falling 60-34. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Silverwolves are ranked 18th).
Pleasant Grove will have to keep a close watch on Hadley Collier and Lindsey Thurgood, a pair of players who had a big impact on Layton's prior game. Collier posted ten points, while Thurgood had eight points.
Pleasant Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Layton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-20.
Pleasant Grove was able to grind out a solid victory over Layton when the teams last played back in January, winning 46-39. Will Pleasant Grove repeat their success, or does Layton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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