The Summit Academy Bears won the last time they faced the Layton Christian Academy Eagles, and things went their way on Thursday too. Summit Academy secured a 35-30 W over Layton Christian Academy. The win made it back-to-back wins for Summit Academy.
Summit Academy was led to victory by Destinee Flores and Avery Backus. Flores scored 13 points along with five rebounds, while Backus scored 14 points along with four steals. Backus is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Regan Georgeson was another key contributor, scoring two points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Despite the defeat, Layton Christian Academy had strong showings from Ava Smith, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and four blocks, and Asmin Tanhan, who scored six points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Tanhan has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sofia Saez, who scored four points along with five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Layton Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Summit Academy only pulled down four offensive rebounds.
Summit Academy pushed their record up to 12-6 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for Layton Christian Academy, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Summit Academy will challenge Providence Hall at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Layton Christian Academy on the road again on Tuesday and play against Judge Memorial Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on January 23rd. Judge Memorial Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past four contests -- so hopefully Layton Christian Academy likes a good challenge.
