Summit Academy lost against Nazareth Prep back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Summit Academy Knights lost to the Nazareth Prep Saints on the road by a 53-36 margin. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 586th, while the Saints are ranked 177th).
Nazareth Prep's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Will Evans Jr led the charge by dropping a triple-double on 13 points, ten boards, and ten blocks. The dominant performance gave Evans Jr a new career-high in blocks. Leon Harrison Jr. was another key player, putting up 18 points and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Summit Academy and nudges their season record down to 3-7. As for Nazareth Prep, they pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Summit Academy will take on Cornell at 7:30 p.m. on February 7th. As for Nazareth Prep, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 26-25 win against Sewickley Academy on the 1st.
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