Preview: Draper APA Eagles vs. Layton Christian Academy Eagles
The Draper APA Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Layton Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Draper APA focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Draper APA ended up a good deal behind Grantsville and lost 53-35. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Draper APA in their matchups with Grantsville: they've now lost three in a row.
The losing side was boosted by Sammy Kartchner, who dropped a double-double on 10 points and 12 rebounds. She scored a full 28.6% of Draper APA's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jazmin Moctezuma, who scored 9 points.
Meanwhile, Layton Christian Academy beat Bear River 37-30 on Tuesday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Layton Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jessica McKain, who scored 8 points along with 4 steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Sofia Saez, who scored 6 points along with 8 rebounds.
Their wins bumped Draper APA to 2-2 and Grantsville to 3-0.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Draper APA hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having only averaged 54.5 points per game. It's a different story for Layton Christian Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 41.3 per game. The only thing between Draper APA and another offensive beatdown is Layton Christian Academy. Will they be able to keep them contained? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
Draper APA came up short against Layton Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, falling 57-47. Can Draper APA avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
