The Farmington Phoenix and the Bonneville Lakers will round out the year against one another at at 12:15 p.m. on Friday. Farmington has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-2 during that stretch of close contests.
Last Friday, Farmington didn't have quite enough to beat Northridge and fell 38-36. While the Phoenix didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Knights 16-5 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Bonneville waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 40-27 win over the Cougars.
Farmington better focus on containing Baya Jimenez and Charity Mcdonald as the pair were huge in Bonneville's win. Jimenez posted 11 points and eight steals, while Mcdonald put up nine points along with three steals and three blocks. Those eight steals gave Jimenez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ema Eskelsen, who had four points and seven steals.
Bonneville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in six consecutive contests.
Farmington's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Bonneville, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Farmington couldn't quite finish off Bonneville in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 and fell 50-48. Can Farmington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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