Freedom Prep Academy is 1-9 against Merit Preparatory Academy since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Freedom Prep Academy Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Merit Preparatory Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m.
Freedom Prep Academy is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Salt Lake Academy, falling 70-44. The Eagles were down 61-41 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Despite the loss, Freedom Prep Academy got top-tier performance from Wyatt Leigh, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Black, who posted 13 points.
Meanwhile, Merit Preparatory Academy entered their tilt with Utah Military Academy - Hill Field on Tuesday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They snuck past the Thunderbirds with a 42-38 victory. The squad ran away with 28 points in the first half and mostly just sat on those to pick up the win.
Merit Preparatory Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.0 points per game. As for Freedom Prep Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Freedom Prep Academy came up short against Merit Preparatory Academy when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 59-54. Can Freedom Prep Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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