The Merit Preparatory Academy Knights's five-game losing streak came to an end on Thursday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 78-22 victory over Dugway. Merit Preparatory Academy's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Merit Preparatory Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Miles Petersen, who scored 21 points along with five rebounds and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Petersen has scored at least 25% of Merit Preparatory Academy's points. Jakob Hopf was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with three steals.
Dugway's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tanner Thackeray, who scored 14 points. The game was Thackeray's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hazen Bullcreek, who scored seven points.
Merit Preparatory Academy's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5. As for Dugway, their defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 0-4.
Merit Preparatory Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Monument Valley at 6:00 p.m. on December 15th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Utah (Monument Valley is ranked 134th, while Merit Preparatory Academy is ranked 135th). Dugway won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Pinnacle at 11:30 a.m. on December 15th. Hopefully Pinnacle focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up six on Friday.
