Skyline and East are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Skyline Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the East Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Skyline will be strutting in after a victory while East will be coming in after a loss.
Skyline will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Alta, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Skyline walked away with a 58-50 win over Alta on Tuesday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Eagles' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Hawks are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, East suffered their biggest defeat since November 27, 2024 on Friday. 2025 welcomed they with a 67-46 loss courtesy of Alta. The loss continues a trend for the Leopards in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost three in a row.
Skyline will have to contain Logan Lunt as he made an impact in East's last game. He almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Moore, who posted nine points.
Skyline is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.2 points per game. As for East, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
Skyline suffered a grim 59-35 defeat to East when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Skyline avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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