Pinnacle lost against Merit Preparatory Academy back in November and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Pinnacle Panthers were outmatched by the Merit Preparatory Academy Knights and fell 78-36. The game marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Merit Preparatory Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Miles Petersen out in front who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Petersen a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Cruz Steinman, who went 8 of 15 on his way to 19 points.
Pinnacle now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Merit Preparatory Academy, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Pinnacle will host Wayne at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Merit Preparatory Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 100-37 win against Dugway on the 21st.
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