Nazareth Prep won the last time they faced Summit Academy and things went their way on Friday too. The Nazareth Prep Saints took down the Summit Academy Knights 53-36. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Knights are ranked 586th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/31/25 vs Summit Academy | 10 |
| 01/29/25 @ Perry Traditional Academy | 4 |
| 01/27/25 @ Beaver County Christian | 5 |
| 01/24/25 @ Avella | 7 |
| 01/17/25 @ Serra Catholic | 5 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Nazareth Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than Will Evans Jr, who dropped a triple-double on 13 points, ten boards, and ten blocks. Evans Jr has been hot for a while, having posted two or more blocks the last 13 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Leon Harrison Jr., who posted 18 points and four steals.
The victory (which was Nazareth Prep's fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Summit Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
Nazareth Prep has already played their next matchup, a 26-25 win against Sewickley Academy on the 1st. As for Summit Academy, they will be playing at home against Cornell at 7:30 p.m. on February 7th.
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