Basketball Preview: Utopian Academy for the Arts vs. Mundy's Mill Tigers
Two dominant guards in Quevion Johnson and Ryan Babb are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Utopian Academy for the Arts Utopian Academy for the Arts will be playing at home against the Mundy's Mill Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Utopian Academy for the Arts will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Utopian Academy for the Arts is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Lamar County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Utopian Academy for the Arts was outmatched by Lamar County on the road and fell 76-48.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Mundy's Mill took on Lovejoy on Saturday. Mundy's Mill secured a 72-68 W over Lovejoy.
Mundy's Mill's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Babb, who went 9 for 14 en route to 22 points plus six assists and four steals, and Christopher Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance gave Babb a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Gray, who had eight points in addition to two steals.
Mundy's Mill was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Utopian Academy for the Arts' defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Mundy's Mill, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Utopian Academy for the Arts took a serious blow against Mundy's Mill when the teams last played back in November, falling 79-50. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Babb, who went 9 for 11 en route to 24 points. Now that Utopian Academy for the Arts knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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