The Pinnacle Panthers won the last time they faced the Utah Military Academy - Hill Field Thunderbirds, and things went their way on Wednesday too. Pinnacle skirted past Utah Military Academy - Hill Field 23-20. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pinnacle.
Pinnacle's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jazmyne Mullis led the charge by scoring no points along with ten steals. Those ten steals set a new season-high mark for her. The team also got some help courtesy of Jostyn McLean, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Despite the loss, Utah Military Academy - Hill Field still got an impressive performance from Kendall Prieto, who scored 14 points. The contest was Prieto's fourth in a row with at least ten points.
Pinnacle has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Utah Military Academy - Hill Field, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pinnacle will take on Whitehorse at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Whitehorse is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Utah Military Academy - Hill Field, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against American Prep WV at 7:00 p.m. American Prep WV's defense has only allowed 24.9 points per game this season, so Utah Military Academy - Hill Field's offense will have their work cut out for Utah Military Academy - Hill Field.
