The Utah Military Academy - Hill Field Thunderbirds will face off against the Merit Preparatory Academy Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Utah Military Academy - Hill Field turned things around against Telos on Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 68-30 victory over Telos. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-13.
Utah Military Academy - Hill Field's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Quinlan Ekberg, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Ryan Wankier, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 16 boards. Papataia Owda was another key player, putting up nine points along with five boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, Merit Preparatory Academy had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 41 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They blew past Telos, posting a 100-26 win. The game marked the Knights' most dominant victory of the season.
Merit Preparatory Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.4 points per game. As for Utah Military Academy - Hill Field, their win bumped their record up to 5-8.
Utah Military Academy - Hill Field suffered a grim 73-53 defeat to Merit Preparatory Academy in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Thankfully for Utah Military Academy - Hill Field, Allan Mendonca (who went 9 of 14 on his way to 20 points and seven rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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