A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Maeser Prep Academy Lions duke it out with the South Summit Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday... Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Maeser Prep Academy is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Freedom Prep Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Maeser Prep Academy blew Freedom Prep Academy out of the water with a 50-12 final score. With the Lions ahead 33-8 at the half, the game was all but over already.
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Maeser Prep Academy found their leader in freshman Lillian Nolan, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 steals. Nolan is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zaren Rojas, who posted six points and nine boards.
Maeser Prep Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 27 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led South Summit over American Leadership Academy in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that South Summit blew American Leadership Academy out of the water with a 66-18 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Wildcats had established a 43 point advantage.
South Summit pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for Maeser Prep Academy, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
Things could have been worse for Maeser Prep Academy, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 55-38 loss to South Summit in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Summit's Emma Broadbent, who dropped a double-double on 35 points and 18 boards. Now that Maeser Prep Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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