The Box Elder Bees will venture away from home to square off against the Roy Royals at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Box Elder is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Clearfield on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Box Elder was dealt a 55-22 loss at the hands of Clearfield. The contest marked the Bees' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Roy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were beaten by Bountiful 71-20. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the RedHawks are ranked 12th).
Box Elder has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 13 games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 2-20 record this season. As for Roy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.
Box Elder came up short against Roy when the teams last played back in January, falling 53-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Roy's Jerzee Hart, who almost dropped a triple-double with 15 points, 19 rebounds, and nine blocks. Now that Box Elder knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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