Basketball Recap: Utah Military Academy - Hill Field Takes a Loss

Utah Military Academy - Hill Field lost against Draper APA back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Utah Military Academy - Hill Field Thunderbirds were dealt an 86-41 defeat at the hands of the Draper APA Eagles. The Thunderbirds have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Quin Exberg

Points

12/06/24 @ Draper APA	25
12/04/24 vs Maeser Prep Academy	13

When it comes to explaining why Utah Military Academy - Hill Field lost, don't look at Quin Exberg. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 boards. With that strong performance, Exberg is now averaging an impressive 19 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Wankier, who posted four points and seven rebounds.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Draper APA to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lucian Greenwell, who went 12 of 15 on his way to 24 points in addition to seven rebounds and three blocks. That's the most blocks Greenwell has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Max Jacobsen, who went 8 of 17 on his way to 20 points in addition to seven boards and three steals.

Utah Military Academy - Hill Field's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Draper APA, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-1.

Utah Military Academy - Hill Field wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, an 80-59 victory against Telos on the 11th. As for Draper APA, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 69-53 win against Rockwell on the 11th.