On Tuesday, Lone Peak faced Skyridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lone Peak Knights walked away with a 58-51 victory over the Skyridge Falcons. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 62-49 back in January.
02/04/25 vs Skyridge | 21 |
01/24/25 vs Westlake | 19 |
01/21/25 vs Lehi | 18 |
01/31/25 @ Pleasant Grove | 13 |
01/17/25 @ American Fork | 7 |
Lone Peak found their leader in sophomore Zuri Nordstrom, who posted 21 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Those 21 points set a new season-high mark for Nordstrom. Another player making a difference was Tatiana Harness, who had eight points and four steals.
Skyridge lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ellah Oeser, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 17 boards. Those 17 rebounds gave Oeser a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Sika, who put up ten points and three blocks.
Lone Peak has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.1 points per game. As for Skyridge, they moved to 11-9 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lone Peak will host American Fork at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lone Peak is facing American Fork at the right time seeing as American Fork is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Skyridge, they will welcome Lehi at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lehi has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-2 during that stretch of close contests.
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