South Summit is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Morgan is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The South Summit Wildcats will host the Morgan Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Summit knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 contests -- so hopefully Morgan likes a good challenge.
South Summit is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with an 80-69 win over Grantsville on Wednesday.
| 01/15/25 vs Grantsville | 46 |
| 01/11/25 vs Summit Academy | 26 |
| 01/10/25 @ Ogden | 26 |
| 01/08/25 vs Ben Lomond | 34 |
| 01/07/25 vs Park City | 20 |
It was another big night for Logan Woolstenhulme, who dropped a double-double on 46 points and ten boards. His evening made it 27 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Blake Osguthorpe was another key player, putting up 12 points and five rebounds.
South Summit was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now posted at least 22 assists in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Morgan beat Union 74-61 on Wednesday. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Cougars are ranked 72nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Morgan's win came from a few key players South Summit will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Bracken Saunders, who went 8 of 20 on his way to 26 points in addition to six boards and five assists. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kolton Asay, who went 5 for 12 en route to 13 points and three steals.
South Summit is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.9 points per game. As for Morgan, their victory bumped their record up to 15-1.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Woolstenhulme and Saunders. Woolstenhulme has been dynamite this season: he has averaged 26.6 points, 2.3 blocks, and 2.5 steals. For his part, Saunders has averaged 19.3 points, 2.4 steals, and 4.8 assists.
South Summit was able to grind out a solid win over Morgan in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 61-51. Will South Summit repeat their success, or does Morgan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
