Two dominant guards in Ridge Hendry and Bracken Saunders are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The North Sanpete Hawks will venture away from home to challenge the Morgan Trojans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
North Sanpete is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 58-46 victory over Summit Academy.
Meanwhile, Morgan waltzed into their game on Friday with 18 straight wins... but they left with 19. They really took it to the Scots for the full four quarters, racking up an 85-49 win. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 23 points or more this season.
North Sanpete better keep an eye on Saunders. He was instrumental in Morgan's win, going 8-for-10 to rack up 21 points and seven steals. The dominant performance also gave Saunders a new career-high in shooting accuracy (80%). Another player making a difference was Kolton Asay, who went 6-for-15 on his way to 17 points and five boards.
Morgan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Morgan pushed their record up to 22-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. As for North Sanpete, their win bumped their record up to 4-16.
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