Having just played yesterday, the Draper APA Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Waterford Ravens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Draper APA is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.5 points per game this season.
Draper APA will head into Thursday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 28-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Grand County, sneaking past 56-54. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since February 6, 2024.
Draper APA's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Urban Baldwin, who went 8 of 14 en route to 20 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucian Greenwell, who posted nine points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Waterford on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew St. Joseph out of the water with a 63-36 final score. The Ravens pushed the score to 53-29 by the end of the third, a deficit the Jayhawks had little chance of recovering from.
Draper APA is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Waterford, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-5.
Draper APA came up short against Waterford when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 69-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Waterford's Carter Nielson, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 22 points along with five assists and five boards. Now that Draper APA knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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