The Brighton Bengals will take on the Box Elder Bees at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Box Elder took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Brighton, who comes in off a win.
Brighton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Spanish Fork 53-39 on Tuesday.
Brighton's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sophie Nielsen, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Nielsen is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Lucy Chin, who went 6 for 10 en route to 16 points plus two steals.
Brighton was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Box Elder was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against Mountain Crest, falling 68-41. The Bees were down 66-30 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Loss or not, Box Elder got some senior leadership from Jocelyn Vranes and Paola Almeida. Vranes went 7 for 13 en route to 20 points plus six steals, while Almeida scored ten points. Vranes is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season.
Box Elder's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Brighton, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Brighton has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 26.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Box Elder struggles in that department as they've been averaging 23. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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