Orem and St. Michael (ranked 48th and 33rd in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile contest on Monday. The Orem Tigers took a 75-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Michael's Warriors. The Tigers have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Michael's to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sun Jinkal, who went 5 of 10 en route to 17 points. What's more, Jinkal also racked up four assists, the most he's had since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was Aiden Disu, who went 5 of 8 en route to 18 points.
Orem's defeat dropped their record down to 10-3. As for St. Michael's, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
Orem will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Cedar Valley at 7:00 p.m. on January 10th. As for St. Michael's, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 70-61 defeat against Lake Norman on the 31st.
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