Two dominant guards in Lillian Nolan and Anne Howard are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Maeser Prep Academy Lions will face off against the Waterford Ravens at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Maeser Prep Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Waterford will come in with three straight wins.
Maeser Prep Academy is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Draper APA on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Maeser Prep Academy was beaten by Draper APA 98-27. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Eagles are ranked 34th).
Lillian Nolan
| 02/06/25 @ Draper APA | 2 |
| 02/04/25 vs Waterford | 3 |
| 01/31/25 @ Tintic | 6 |
| 01/30/25 @ American Leadership Academy | 4 |
| 01/28/25 @ American Heritage | 3 |
| + 5 more games |
Despite the defeat, Maeser Prep Academy saw an underclassman step up: freshman Nolan posted 15 points and seven rebounds. Nolan is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last ten games she's played.
Meanwhile, Waterford didn't have too much trouble with Rowland Hall on Thursday as they won 41-23.
Maeser Prep Academy better focus on containing Howard and Halee Hasebi as the pair were huge in Waterford's win. Howard almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards, while Hasebi put up seven points and ten rebounds. Those ten boards gave Hasebi a new career-high. Catriona Kawamoto also deserves some recognition as she scored her first points of the season.
Waterford pushed their record up to 9-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.8 points over those games. As for Maeser Prep Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.
Maeser Prep Academy came up short against Waterford when the teams last played on Tuesday, falling 34-24. Can Maeser Prep Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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