Basketball Recap: Summit Academy Bears vs. Granger Lancers
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against South Sevier, Summit Academy was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They walked away with a 44-33 win over the Granger Lancers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bears also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2023.
Summit Academy was led to victory by Sydney Orme and Kita Holmes. Orme went 6 for 14 en route to 16 points plus six rebounds and three blocks, while Holmes went 6 for 10 en route to 19 points plus six rebounds and two blocks. The dominant performance also gave Orme a new career-high in threes (four). Another player making a difference was Sierra Johnson, who scored five points along with 14 rebounds.
Summit Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Granger only posted seven.
Granger's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kato Makoni, who earned eight points in addition to six rebounds and five steals. Makoni is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Haylie Harper, who scored 14 points in addition to seven rebounds.
The victory got Summit Academy back to even at 1-1. As for Granger, they dropped their record down to 0-3 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Summit Academy has already played their next game, a 46-32 loss against San Juan on the 25th. As for Granger, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 59-28 defeat against Timpanogos on the 25th.
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