The Granger Lancers will square off against the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Granger is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Woods Cross on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Granger had to suffer through a 81-39 loss at the hands of Woods Cross. The Lancers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-23.
Granger's defeat came about despite a quality game from Mason Biddulph, who went 5 of 8 en route to 12 points.
Meanwhile, Maple Mountain ended up a good deal behind Provo on Tuesday and lost 56-40.
Loss or not, Maple Mountain got some senior leadership from Elijah Liddiard and Cole Erickson. Liddiard posted ten points and five boards, while Erickson had seven points and six assists. Those six assists gave Erickson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zack Allan, who put up seven points.
Maple Mountain's defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.4 points per game. As for Granger, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Granger has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 28.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Maple Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 22.3 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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