The Merit Preparatory Academy Knights's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fifth straight defeat. Their tough 72-46 defeat to Rockwell might stick with them for a while. Merit Preparatory Academy was down 59-30 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
When it comes to explaining why Merit Preparatory Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Stella Sutherland. Despite the final result, she scored 20 points along with eight rebounds. It was the first time this season that Sutherland scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lizbeth Diaz, who scored six points along with two blocks.
Merit Preparatory Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-17 record this season. As for Rockwell, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 16-6.
Merit Preparatory Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Rockwell also has no future games currently scheduled.