Summit Academy extended their losing streak to three on Wednesday, dropping them down to 3-7. They fell 82-72 to the Northridge Knights. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (57), the Bears still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Summit Academy still got an impressive performance from Dylan Kartchner, who posted 15 points and four steals. Jace White also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
As for Northridge, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3. While they didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Northridge was led to victory by Daniel Sunkuli and Jace Whitear. Sunkuli shot 73% from the field on his way to 23 points, while Whitear went 6-for-11 to rack up 20 points. The contest was Sunkuli's third in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Howard Hansen, who scored 11 points.
Looking ahead, Summit Academy will be home for the holidays to greet Hunter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bears will be up against the Wolverines' rather soft defense (which has allowed 78 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Northridge, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 57-54 loss against Farmington on the 18th.
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