Preview: Merit Preparatory Academy Knights vs. American Prep WV Eagles
The Merit Preparatory Academy Knights will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the American Prep WV Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Merit Preparatory Academy has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while American Prep WV will arrive with five straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Merit Preparatory Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 55-50 to Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams.
Despite the loss, Merit Preparatory Academy saw an underclassman step up: Miles Petersen scored 26 points along with eight rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Petersen has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Allan Mendonca, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Meanwhile, American Prep WV can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They blew past Rockwell 88-61 at home. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win American Prep WV has posted yet this season.
Merit Preparatory Academy's loss was their third straight at home, which bumped their record down to 3-11. As for American Prep WV, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Merit Preparatory Academy was dealt a bruising 79-32 defeat at the hands of American Prep WV in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of American Prep WV's Peter Hakim, who scored 25 points along with nine rebounds and eight assists. Now that Merit Preparatory Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
