If Merit Preparatory Academy was feeling good fresh off their 61-27 takedown of Wasatch Academy last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Merit Preparatory Academy Knights were dealt a 51-14 loss at the hands of the Intermountain Christian Lions on Friday. The matchup marked the Knights' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
They got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Lizbeth Diaz and Ayla Coltharp, who each put up six points.
It was another big night for Elaine Lunsford, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds for Intermountain Christian. Lunsford is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Gillian Lusk, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 boards.
Merit Preparatory Academy dropped their record down to 3-7 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Intermountain Christian, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-4.
Merit Preparatory Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 29-16 victory against Wasatch Academy on the 27th. As for Intermountain Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 63-6 win against Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams on the 28th.
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