The Pleasant Grove Vikings will take on the Timpview Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Pleasant Grove is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Layton, who was ranked 16th at the time (Pleasant Grove was ranked 25th). Pleasant Grove snuck past Layton with a 72-68 win on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Pleasant Grove got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Brennan Blackett out in front who went 5 for 9 on his way to 12 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Zane Windsor, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 12 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Timpview). They greeted the New Year with with an 85-67 win over Bountiful. The victory was nothing new for the Thunderbirds as they're now sitting on three straight.
Timpview is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.2 points per game. As for Pleasant Grove, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Pleasant Grove was able to grind out a solid victory over Timpview when the teams last played back in December of 2022, winning 54-46. Does Pleasant Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Timpview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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