The Rockwell Marshals will challenge the Salt Lake Academy Griffins at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Rockwell is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Intermountain Christian just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 52-33 bruising from the Lions.
Meanwhile, Salt Lake Academy waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 41-16 victory. The Griffins pushed the score to 39-11 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
Salt Lake Academy found their leader in freshman Lovely Cisneros, who posted 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aisha Carreon, who put up ten points.
Salt Lake Academy pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.5 points per game. As for Rockwell, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 6-12.
Rockwell came up short against Salt Lake Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2022, falling 44-38. Thankfully for Rockwell, Jaety Mandaquit (who almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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