On Friday, Provo faced Payson in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Provo Bulldogs lost 67-41 to the Payson Lions. It was the first time this season that the Bulldogs let down their fans at home.
Sutton Villa
| 01/10/25 vs Payson | 11 |
| 01/07/25 vs Timpanogos | 3 |
| 12/27/24 vs Tooele | 3 |
| 12/19/24 vs Lehi | 4 |
| 12/17/24 @ Ogden | 6 |
Despite the loss, Provo saw an underclassman step up: freshman Sutton Villa dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 blocks. Villa is crushing it when it comes to blocks: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Izabelle Moyes, who posted seven points and three steals.
Avery Roundy had an outrageously good game for Payson as she went 7 of 11 on her way to 21 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals. Those 21 points gave Roundy a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sadie DeGraffenried, who went 6 of 7 on her way to 14 points.
Provo's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-2. As for Payson, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 12-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Provo will face off against Uintah at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Provo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.7 points per game this season. As for Payson, they will take on Timpanogos at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Payson also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 53.6 points per game.
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