Basketball Recap: Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams Takes a Loss

If Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams was feeling good fresh off their 68-39 takedown of Telos last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams Marauders were outmatched by the Vanguard Academy Knights and fell 72-45. The Marauders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 46-15.

Despite the loss, Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams still got an impressive performance from Shayne Simpson, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 16 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Simpson a new career-high in boards. Hunter Sandoval was another key player, putting up eight points and nine rebounds.

Vanguard Academy's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nathaniel Peterson, who went 6 of 8 en route to 12 points in addition to eight boards and eight blocks. Peterson has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ben Kingston, who went 9 for 17 on his way to 23 points.

Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams' loss dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Vanguard Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-4.

Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 62-48 defeat against Intermountain Christian on the 28th. As for Vanguard Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 68-60 victory against Freedom Prep Academy on the 28th.