On Tuesday, Payson faced Timpanogos in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The matchup between the Payson Lions and the Timpanogos Timberwolves didn't end well, with the Payson Lions falling 55-39. The contest marked the Lions' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
| 01/14/25 @ Timpanogos | 8 |
| 12/21/24 vs Capital | 7 |
| 12/01/23 vs Salem Hills | 7 |
| 12/19/23 vs Juab | 6 |
| 11/19/24 vs Box Elder | 6 |
Payson lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Zandon Theobald, who posted eight points and eight boards. The dominant performance gave Theobald a new career-high in rebounds. Quinn Buys was another key player, putting up ten points.
Jaxen Mccuistion was his usual excellent self, going 8 of 18 on his way to 24 points and three steals for Timpanogos. That makes it three consecutive games in which Mccuistion has scored at least a third of Timpanogos' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Messmer, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten assists.
Payson's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-3. As for Timpanogos, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-3.
Payson didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 47-46 victory against Mountain View on the 17th. As for Timpanogos, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 78-60 win against Uintah on the 17th.
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