Basketball Recap: Merit Preparatory Academy Piles Up the Points Against Freedom Prep Academy

Knights

Margin (Wins)

01/10/25 vs Telos	74
12/20/24 vs Mount Vernon	71
12/13/24 vs Mount Vernon	68
12/21/24 vs Dugway	63
11/19/24 @ Telos	62

Merit Preparatory Academy won the last time they faced Freedom Prep Academy and things went their way on Friday too. The Merit Preparatory Academy Knights took their match with ease, bagging a 72-44 win over the Freedom Prep Academy Eagles. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 26 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Merit Preparatory Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Miles Petersen, who went 8-for-14 en route to 17 points and eight boards. Petersen continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Ayden Martinez was another key player, dropping a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds.

Merit Preparatory Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points over those games. As for Freedom Prep Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 13 matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-17 record this season.

Merit Preparatory Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 70-31 victory against Salt Lake Academy on the 12th. As for Freedom Prep Academy, they have also already played their next contest, a 79-12 loss against Draper APA on the 12th.