Morgan has won five straight games at home, while South Summit has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Morgan Trojans will host the South Summit Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Morgan's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matches.
Morgan is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Union: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Morgan blew Union out of the water with a 72-32 final score. With the Trojans ahead 40-18 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, South Summit played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Grantsville and fell 69-38. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Cowboys are ranked fourth).
Morgan will have to contain Emma Broadbent as she made an impact in South Summit's last game. She dropped a double-double on 22 points and 17 rebounds. Broadbent's evening made it 25 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.
Even though they lost, South Summit smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
South Summit's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 11-5. As for Morgan, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
Morgan beat South Summit 65-56 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Does Morgan have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Summit turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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