The Farmington Phoenix will take on the Layton Lancers at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Farmington and five for Layton.
On Tuesday, Farmington came up short against Fremont and fell 53-42. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Silverwolves are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, Layton was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 49-43 to Davis.
Farmington will need focus on slowing down Taya Pace, one of several Layton players who made an impact when they last played. She went 5 of 10 on her way to 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of BrynDee Kozisek, who posted six points.
Layton's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Farmington, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Farmington ended up a good deal behind Layton when the teams last played back in February of 2024, losing 41-27. Can Farmington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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