On Tuesday, the Lone Peak Knights faced the Lehi Pioneers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Lone Peak pulled ahead with a 63-62 photo finish over Lehi. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lone Peak to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chamberlain Burgess, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Burgess has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Taylor, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds.
Lone Peak's lineup was just a bit different on Tuesday as Seth Haskett got a bit more time on the court (31 vs. his season average of 16.25). Haskett made the most of the opportunity, scoring seven points. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Lone Peak now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Lehi, their loss dropped their record down to 18-4.
Lone Peak will be playing at home against Westlake at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Lehi, they will head out on the road to challenge Pleasant Grove at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lehi knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past nine games -- so hopefully Pleasant Grove likes a good challenge.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps