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| 12/15/23 - Home | 34-54 L |
| 02/08/23 - Away | 59-47 W |
| 01/20/23 - Home | 75-56 W |
| 02/11/22 - Home | 72-35 W |
| 01/28/22 - Away | 79-59 W |
| + 3 more games |
Millard is 7-1 against North Summit since December of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Millard Eagles will square off against the North Summit Braves at 7:00 p.m. That contest will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Derk Memmott and Trevor Richins.
Millard is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against South Sevier two weeks ago (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Millard might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting South Sevier an easy 69-46 victory. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Rams: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, North Summit came tearing into Friday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Eagles 53-38. The Braves pushed the score to 43-23 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
Millard better focus on containing Richins and Jake Smith as the pair were huge in North Summit's win. Richins went 5 of 10 on his way to 12 points along with seven assists and six boards, while Smith went 6 of 9 en route to 16 points. Richins has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Buck Sargent was another key player, putting up five points along with six boards and four blocks.
North Summit's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Millard, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Millard suffered a grim 54-34 defeat to North Summit in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can Millard avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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