Basketball Game Recap: Draper APA Eagles vs. Layton Christian Academy Eagles

By Team Reports Dec 7, 2023, 3:02pm

Recap: Draper APA Eagles vs. Layton Christian Academy Eagles

The Draper APA Eagles lost to the Layton Christian Academy Eagles back in December of 2021, but the Draper APA Eagles didn't allow the Layton Christian Academy Eagles the same satisfaction on Thursday. Draper APA walked away with a 33-26 win over Layton Christian Academy.

Leading Draper APA to victory were La'La Baldwin and Sammy Kartchner. Baldwin scored 9 points along with 6 rebounds and 6 steals, while Kartchner scored 8 points along with 12 rebounds and 3 blocks. That makes it five consecutive games in which Baldwin has scored at least 25% of Draper APA's points. Jazmin Moctezuma was another key contributor, scoring 9 points.

Layton Christian Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Sofia Saez and Ava Smith. Saez dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Smith scored 8 points along with 11 rebounds. Smith has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.

Draper APA now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Layton Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.

Draper APA will be playing at home against North Summit at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully North Summit focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Saturday. As for Layton Christian Academy, they will face off against Northridge at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.