The Brighton Bengals and the Orem Tigers will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brighton knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matches -- so hopefully Orem likes a good challenge.
Brighton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Hunter 79-65 on Wednesday.
Josh Mawhinney was his usual excellent self, putting up 25 points and seven rebounds. Bradley Easton was another key player, posting 13 points and five rebounds.
Brighton was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Orem and St. Raymond Boys (ranked 49th and 100th in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile contest on Saturday. Orem snuck past St. Raymond Boys with a 59-53 victory.
Orem's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Brighton, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Brighton didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Orem when the teams last played back in February of 2021, but they still walked away with a 63-59 win. Does Brighton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Orem turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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