Basketball Recap: UME Preparatory Academy Falls Despite Strong Effort from Noah Marvine

By Team Reports Dec 7, 2024, 7:39pm

Basketball Recap: UME Preparatory Academy EAGLES vs. North Hills Prep

UME Preparatory Academy entered their game against North Hills Prep on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The match between the UME Preparatory Academy EAGLES and the North Hills Prep North Hills Prep didn't end well, with the UME Preparatory Academy EAGLES falling 67-50. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the EAGLES of the 77-72 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2023.

When it comes to explaining why UME Preparatory Academy lost, don't look at Noah Marvine. Despite the final result, he went 6 for 8 en route to 17 points plus eight rebounds and two steals. Marvine is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Lemuel Moitinho Martinez, who had six points in addition to seven assists and six rebounds.

Even though they lost, UME Preparatory Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.

UME Preparatory Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for North Hills Prep, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4 record.

UME Preparatory Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 54-45 win against Fellowship Academy on the 5th. North Hills Prep has also already played their next game (against UME Preparatory Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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