Summit Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were beaten by the Pine View Panthers 75-44. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Panthers are ranked 43rd).
Despite the loss, Summit Academy still got an impressive performance from Nixon Savage, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Savage is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Ashton Hernandez was another key player, putting up three points and nine rebounds.
Summit Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Pine View, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Summit Academy will challenge Morgan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Morgan will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Summit Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for Pine View, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Pine View Panthers face off against the Hurricane Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hurricane is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.9 points per game this season.
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