The Westlake Thunder will challenge the Lone Peak Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Westlake will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating American Fork, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Westlake took down American Fork 64-49 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Lone Peak faced Lehi in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Lone Peak snuck past Lehi with a 70-65 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Knights, who have now won five contests in a row.
Lone Peak's victory bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Westlake, their win bumped their record up to 15-7.
Things could have been worse for Westlake, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 50-35 loss to Lone Peak in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lone Peak's Jackson Taylor, who went 7-for-11 on his way to 23 points and five boards. Now that Westlake 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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