Preview: Merit Preparatory Academy Knights vs. Rockwell Marshals
Merit Preparatory Academy is 0-10 against Rockwell since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The two teams will face off at 7:00 p.m. on January 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Rockwell took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Merit Preparatory Academy, who comes in off a win.
Merit Preparatory Academy posted their biggest victory yet this season on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Freedom Prep Academy 56-14 on the road. With Merit Preparatory Academy ahead 38-6 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Lizbeth Diaz continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 21 points along with nine steals. She continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mary Moody, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Rockwell unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Milford by a score of 41-39. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Rockwell has suffered yet this season.
The win makes it two in a row for Merit Preparatory Academy and bumps their season record up to 6-11. As for Rockwell, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-6.
Merit Preparatory Academy came up short against Rockwell in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 36-32. Can Merit Preparatory Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
