Bonneville and Box Elder are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Bonneville Lakers will square off against the Box Elder Bees at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Wednesday, Bonneville came up short against Bountiful and fell 55-45. While losing is never fun, the Lakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the RedHawks are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, Box Elder was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 70-61 to Northridge. The game was a 29-29 toss-up at halftime, but the Bees couldn't quite close it out.
Bonneville will have to contain Mayson Jeppsen as he made an impact in Box Elder's last game. He dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 boards. Another player making a difference was Kasen Anderson, who posted 11 points.
Bonneville has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season. As for Box Elder, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-16.
Bonneville came up short against Box Elder in their previous matchup back in January, falling 62-52. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jeppsen, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 13 rebounds. Now that Bonneville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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