The Brighton Bengals will venture away from home to take on the Alta Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brighton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.5 points per game this season.
Brighton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Olympus, who was ranked sixth at the time (Brighton was ranked 24th). Brighton fell just short of Olympus by a score of 53-50 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Bengals have suffered since December 13, 2024.
Bradley Easton
| 02/04/25 vs Olympus | 7 |
| 12/03/24 vs Juan Diego Catholic | 6 |
| 11/22/24 @ Riverton | 6 |
| 12/27/23 vs Logan | 6 |
| 01/21/25 vs Alta | 5 |
Despite their defeat, Brighton saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Bradley Easton, who posted 13 points in addition to seven rebounds and four blocks, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance gave Easton a new career-high in boards. Josh Mawhinney was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Alta, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They skirted past Olympus 61-58.
Brighton's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Alta, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Brighton beat Alta 64-55 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brighton 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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