The Lone Peak Knights will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the West Jordan Jaguars at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. West Jordan took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Lone Peak, who comes in off a win.
Lone Peak and Layton met for a duel on Wednesday where Lone Peak came out on top. Lone Peak took their matchup with ease, bagging a 71-23 win over Layton. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-18.
Lone Peak's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kennedy Woolston, who went 10 for 17 en route to 26 points plus seven rebounds and four steals, and Tatiana Harness, who went 8 for 11 en route to 20 points plus six steals and five assists. Woolston's evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Pope, who had six points.
Meanwhile, West Jordan ended up a good deal behind Mountain Crest on Wednesday and lost 68-53.
West Jordan might have lost, but man, Giselle Muffett was a machine: she went 9 for 18 en route to 23 points plus seven rebounds and four steals. Muffett has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Erilyn Lokeni, who posted four points plus seven rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, West Jordan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 18 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
West Jordan's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Lone Peak, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Lone Peak against West Jordan in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, as the team secured a 64-21 victory. In that contest, Lone Peak amassed a halftime lead of 38-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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