Preview: Salt Lake Bruins Set for Road Rematch Against Snow Badgers

EPHRAIM, Utah (Interstat) — The Salt Lake Community College Bruins and Snow College Badgers will meet for the third time this season in a key women’s junior college basketball matchup Thursday night.

The visiting Bruins (18-8) will look to complete a regular-season sweep of the Badgers (14-11) after a narrow 50-47 home victory on Feb. 5. Salt Lake also won the season’s first meeting, 73-58, on Jan. 6 in Ephraim.

Salt Lake enters having split its last two games, following a 69-39 win over North Idaho with a 67-39 loss to Southern Idaho on Saturday. The Bruins have relied heavily on forward Lyla Kahrimanovic, who posted a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds in the win over North Idaho. In the Feb. 5 win over Snow, Kahrimanovic played all 40 minutes, contributing 10 points, six rebounds and three assists.

Snow seeks to halt a two-game skid, most recently a 73-66 home loss to Utah State Eastern on Feb. 12. The Badgers’ post presence, Dalana Jakovljevic, is coming off a strong performance in that defeat, scoring 14 points and grabbing five rebounds. Her season highlight was a 15-point, 15-rebound effort in a road win at Colorado Northwestern on Feb. 7.

The Bruins hold a significant edge in the standings, but both teams have shown vulnerability. Salt Lake’s offense was stifled in its last outing, while Snow has struggled in close games, including an overtime loss to Utah State Eastern last month.

Thursday’s contest will be the final home game of the regular season for Snow. Salt Lake continues its road trip at Utah State Eastern on Saturday, while Snow will host Colorado Northwestern that same day.