The American Prep WV Eagles entered their tilt with the Merit Preparatory Academy Knights with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. American Prep WV secured a 28-23 W over the Knights on Tuesday. For American Prep WV, this counts as revenge for the 31-22 loss the Knights walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2022.
American Prep WV was led to victory by Jimena Cortes and Nicole Tran. Cortes scored seven points along with seven rebounds, while Tran scored 12 points along with six rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Merit Preparatory Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Lizbeth Diaz. Despite the final result, she scored 11 points. Another player making a difference was Mary Moody, who scored six points along with 12 rebounds.
American Prep WV has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7 record this season. As for Merit Preparatory Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-15.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. American Prep WV will challenge the Marshals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rockwell will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive. As for Merit Preparatory Academy, they and the Lions will face off at 1:00 p.m. on February 3rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. One thing working in Intermountain Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matchups.
