Borah hasn't had much luck against Boise recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Borah Lions will head out to face off against the Boise Brave at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Boise will be up against a hot Borah team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Borah put the hurt on Kuna with a sharp 46-21 win on Tuesday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Kavemen are ranked 36th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/14/25 vs Kuna | 12 |
| 01/03/25 vs Thunder Ridge | 9 |
| 01/11/25 @ Rocky Mountain | 6 |
| 01/04/25 vs Mountain Home | 5 |
| 01/09/25 vs Ridgevue | 4 |
Borah found their leader in sophomore Kya Davis, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds. Those 12 boards set a new season-high mark for Davis. Another player making a difference was Brinley Chase, who posted five points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Boise had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 63-28 victory over the Patriots. The Brave pushed the score to 48-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Patriots had little chance of recovering from.
Boise has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.5 points. As for Borah, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Borah suffered a grim 66-41 defeat to Boise in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Borah avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
