The Summit Academy Bears will challenge the Highland Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Summit Academy and nine for Highland dating back to last season.
Summit Academy is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Weber on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Summit Academy was outmatched by Weber and fell 59-25. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Warriors are ranked tenth).
12/06/24 @ Weber | 7 |
12/29/23 vs Provo | 7 |
11/25/24 @ San Juan | 6 |
12/02/24 @ Jordan | 4 |
11/21/24 vs Granger | 4 |
Summit Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Reagan Morgan, who posted seven points and three steals, and Sydney Orme, who had eight points and five rebounds. That's the most points Morgan has posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, Highland took a blow against Bonneville on Tuesday, falling 39-12. The match marked the Rams' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Kennedy Gurgel was Highland's leading scorer, having posted six points.
Summit Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Summit Academy came up short against Highland when the teams last played back in December of 2017, falling 38-26. Thankfully for Summit Academy, Kaija Glasker (who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds) 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.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps