East hasn't had much luck against Brighton recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The East Leopards will take on the Brighton Bengals at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
East is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Tuesday. They received a blow as they fell 82-63 to Olympus. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Titans are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, Brighton came up short against Alta on Tuesday and fell 67-59. The Bengals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
East will need to focus on slowing down Josh Mawhinney, one of several Brighton players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 22 points and five boards. Jaxon Soto was another key player, putting up 13 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Brighton's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for East, their loss dropped their record down to 7-15.
East suffered a grim 70-48 defeat to Brighton when the teams last played back in January. Can East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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