The Morgan Trojans will face off against the North Sanpete Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Morgan knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully North Sanpete likes a good challenge.
Morgan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Ben Lomond 81-31 last Thursday. With the Trojans ahead 47-10 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Eva Birkeland
| 02/06/25 @ Ben Lomond | 27 |
| 02/04/25 @ South Summit | 21 |
| 01/30/25 vs Union | 16 |
| 01/28/25 vs Grantsville | 25 |
| 01/23/25 @ Ogden | 20 |
| + 12 more games |
Eva Birkeland and Zoe Rockenfield were among the main playmakers for Morgan as the former went 11-for-19 on her way to 27 points and four steals and the latter dropped a double-double with 17 points and 11 boards. The contest was Birkeland's 17th in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Burt, who posted five points and five rebounds.
Morgan was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but North Sanpete ultimately got the result they hoped for last Thursday. They managed a 52-48 victory over Carbon. The score was all tied up 22-22 at the break, but the Hawks were the better team in the second half.
Morgan is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points over those games. As for North Sanpete, their win bumped their record up to 7-16.
Everything came up roses for Morgan against North Sanpete when the teams last played back in December of 2016, as the squad secured a 67-31 victory. Does Morgan have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Sanpete turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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