Blackfoot and Skyline are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2022, but not for long. The Blackfoot Broncos will head out on the road to challenge the Skyline Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Blackfoot is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Blackfoot is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Hillcrest, who was ranked 24th at the time (Blackfoot was ranked 18th). Blackfoot skirted past Hillcrest 52-49. 52 seems to be a good number for the Broncos as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Addison Tanner
| 02/06/25 vs Hillcrest | 20 |
| 01/30/25 vs Highland | 22 |
| 01/28/25 vs Skyline | 27 |
| 01/24/25 vs Bonneville | 17 |
| 01/22/25 vs Shelley | 17 |
Blackfoot got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Addison Tanner out in front who went 8 for 12 on her way to 20 points and five boards. The match was Tanner's fifth in a row with at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Jaci Capson, who went 5 of 8 to rack up 13 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Skyline, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top against Shelley by a score of 61-49 on Thursday. The Grizzlies haven't had any issues with the Russets recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Skyline's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.4 points over those games. As for Blackfoot, their record is now 17-5.
Blackfoot was able to grind out a solid win over Skyline in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 57-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blackfoot since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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