The Merit Preparatory Academy Knights will square off against the American Leadership Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Merit Preparatory Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.2 points per game this season.
Merit Preparatory Academy is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Draper APA last Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Merit Preparatory Academy came up short against Draper APA, falling 63-41. The Knights have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Merit Preparatory Academy got top-tier performance from Miles Petersen, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Cruz Steinman, who had nine points in addition to six rebounds.
Meanwhile, American Leadership Academy faced Salem Hills in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. American Leadership Academy fell to Salem Hills 53-47. The Eagles' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Having lost for the first time this season, American Leadership Academy fell to 5-1. As for Merit Preparatory Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Merit Preparatory Academy was taken down by American Leadership Academy 104-56 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of American Leadership Academy's Tad Swarnes, who dropped a triple-double on 23 points, 15 rebounds, and 13 assists. Now that Merit Preparatory Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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